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PANG
pang, stab, twinge
(noun) a sudden sharp feeling; “pangs of regret”; “she felt a stab of excitement”; “twinges of conscience”
pang
(noun) a sharp spasm of pain
pang, sting
(noun) a mental pain or distress; “a pang of conscience”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pang (plural pangs)
(often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
(often, in the plural) A sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.
Verb
pang (third-person singular simple present pangs, present participle panging, simple past and past participle panged)
(transitive) To cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment, to torture.
Etymology
The name of the river is a back-formation from Pangbourne.
Proper noun
Pang (plural Pangs)
A surname.
Pang
A minor river in Berkshire, England, which flows into the Thames at Pangbourne.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pang is the 4645th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7642 individuals. Pang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (86.97%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Pang, n. Etym: [Prob. for older prange. Cf. Prong.]
Definition: A paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and transitory agony; a throe; as, the pangs of death.
Syn.
– Agony; anguish; distress. See Agony.
Pang, v. t.
Definition: To torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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