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pang

[ pang ]

noun

  1. a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:

    a pang of remorse; a pang of desire.

    Synonyms: stab, prick, throb, ache, twinge

  2. a sudden, brief, sharp pain or physical sensation; spasm:

    hunger pangs.

    Synonyms: stab, prick, throb, ache, twinge



pang

/ pæŋ /

noun

  1. a sudden brief sharp feeling, as of loneliness, physical pain, or hunger


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pang1

First recorded in 1495–1505; origin uncertain

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pang1

C16: variant of earlier prange, of Germanic origin

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Example Sentences

Winick and Ling still miss Zamora with a “sharp pang of grief.”

If Barack Obama—or any of his other senior aides—felt a pang about the departure of Axe and Gibbs, they did not show it.

I felt a pang of shame—it was time to take my sons to Africa.

As he moved into view, he must have felt a pang of anxiety, even fear.

It is impossible to watch the 'fillers' at work without feeling a pang of envy for their toughness.

A pang, a bitterness that lasted for a day or for a year—and the gap would be filled again by some one else.

The first true pang of grief shot through Ethel like a dart, stabbing and taking away her breath, "Where are they?"

"She may be hurt internally," spoke up Matt, feeling a pang of pity as he looked at the pale little face.

It was either for them to suffer one sharp pang now, or to endure a greater dragging misery.

Somehow it gave Lawrence a little pang to hear this, then he cast the thought out as unworthy.

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