[twinge] vb twinged ; twing.ing or twinge.ing [ME twengen, fr. OE twengan; akin to OHG zwengen to pinch] vt (bef. 12c) 1 dial: pluck, tweak
2: to affect with a sharp pain or pang ~ vi: to feel a sudden sharp local pain
[2]twinge n (1608) 1: a sudden sharp stab of pain
2: a moral or emotional pang "a ~ of conscience"