/ twɪndʒ; NAmE / noun
1.
a sudden short feeling of pain :
He felt a twinge in his knee.
2.
twinge (of sth) a sudden short feeling of an unpleasant emotion :
a twinge of disappointment
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English twengan pinch, wring , of Germanic origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th cent.