Dictionary 1. (n.) A darting local pain of short duration; as, a twinge in the arm or side\.2. (v. i.) To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains. 3. (v. i.) To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges. 4. (n.) A pinch; a tweak; a twitch. Thesaurus ache acute pain agonize ail anguish bite blanch blench boring pain charley horse cramp cramps crick darting pain feel pain feel the pangs fulgurant pain girdle pain gnawing grimace gripe griping have a misery hitch hurt jumping pain kink lancinating pain misery nip pain pang paroxysm pinch pound prick seizure sharp pain shoot shooting shooting pain shrink smart spasm stab stabbing pain stitch suffer thrill throb throes tingle tormen tweak twitch wince wrench writhe |