[twinj] 
,noun, verb, twinged, twing⋅ing.| 1. | a sudden, sharp pain: On damp days, he's often bothered by a twinge of rheumatism. |
| 2. | a mental or emotional pang: a twinge of guilt; twinges of sorrow. |
| 3. | to affect (the body or mind) with a sudden, sharp pain or pang. |
| 4. | to pinch; tweak; twitch. |
| 5. | to have or feel a sudden, sharp pain. |
| twinge (twĭnj) n.
v. tr.
To feel a twinge or twinges. [From Middle English twengen, to pinch, from Old English twengan.] |
twinge (twĭnj)
n.
A sharp, sudden physical pain. v. twinged, twing·ing, twing·es
To cause to feel a sharp pain.