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
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.
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.
The name of the river is a back-formation from Pangbourne.
Pang (plural Pangs)
A surname.
Pang
A minor river in Berkshire, England, which flows into the Thames at Pangbourne.
• 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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
