TWINGE

noun a pinch; a tweak; a twitch.

2. twinge ·vi to affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains.

3. twinge ·vi to pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.

4. twinge ·noun a sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side.

5. twinge ·vi to have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.