twinge
A sudden short pain or unpleasant feeling.
twinge in a sentence
- Zoe felt a twinge of guilt as she walked past the broken vase she had hidden.
- Grandad feels a twinge in his knee before rain, a quick little stab of pain.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to twinge?
- Acomfort
- Brelief
- Cease
- Dpang
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D: pang. The other three mean the opposite of twinge.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to twinge?
- Aease
- Bpang
- Cstab
- Dprick
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A: ease. The other three mean nearly the same as twinge.
Words that mean something similar
pang, prick, stab
Words that mean the opposite
ease, relief, comfort
More words about emotions & feelings
- unnerve: To make someone lose their confidence or feel worried.
- vehement: Showing very strong, forceful feeling.
- vengeance: The act of hurting someone back for what they did to you.
- vex: To annoy or worry someone.
- vicarious: Felt by watching or hearing about what happens to someone else, rather than doing it yourself.
- weary: Very tired after long effort.
- wistful: Quietly sad because you are longing for something you cannot have.
- woe: A feeling of deep sadness or big trouble.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test