TWINGE Synonyms

• a painful or straitened circumstance

• an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

• a small sharp bite or snip

• a squeeze with the fingers

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• make ridges into by pinching together

• make off with belongings of others

• cut the top off

• irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

• a sudden sharp feeling

• a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

• informal words for any attempt or effort

• use a knife on

• stab or pierce

• poke or thrust abruptly

• a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

• make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion

• move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions

• toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• move or pull with a sudden motion

• a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

• feel physical pain

• have a desire for something or someone who is not present

• be the source of pain

• a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

• a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued

• a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together

• secure with a cramp

• prevent the progress or free movement of

• affect with or as if with a cramp

• suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle

• a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

• (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)

• a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing

• a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running

• fasten by sewing; do needlework

• a deep pulsating type of pain

• an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

• pulsate or pound with abnormal force

• expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

• tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

• (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent

• a small drink of liquor

• the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

• the property of being moderately cold

• a tart spicy quality

• a small sharp bite or snip

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• give a small sharp bite to

• sever or remove by pinching or snipping

• the act of gripping and pressing firmly

• a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high

• a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer

• (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend

• a twisting squeeze

• an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power

• a tight or amorous embrace

• the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

• press firmly

• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• obtain by coercion or intimidation

• press or force

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

• squeeze or press together

• a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

• a mental pain or distress

• a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

• operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act

• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

• deliver a sting to

• saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

• cause a stinging pain

• cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging

• a weak chirping sound as of a small bird

• A post on the social media site Twitter

• make a weak, chirping sound

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• To post a message on Twitter