pang
1 of 2noun
ˈpaŋ 
1
: a brief piercing spasm of pain
the pangs of childbirth
2
: a sharp attack of mental anguish
pangs of remorse
a pang of guilt
a pang of disappointment
pang
2 of 2verb
panged; panging; pangs
transitive verb
: to cause to have pangs : torment
Synonyms
Noun
- ache
- pain
- prick
- shoot
- smart
- sting
- stitch
- throe
- tingle
- twinge
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Example Sentences
Noun those hunger pangs that strike you in the middle of the afternoon
Recent Examples on the Web
Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, 14 July 2022 For a moment, that thought gave me a pang of betrayal. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2022 But there was also a pang in the pit of my stomach. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2021 Nonetheless, there will surely be a pang of regret felt at Old Trafford if Lingard, Martial and van de Beek all go on to shine for another club having struggled so badly for Manchester United. Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 Yet for all of Anderson’s effort to place his film in a New York free of modern markers, one pang of recognition was unintended but unavoidable. New York Times, 14 Dec. 2021 New Year’s Day 2021 started with a pang of sadness for Aida Bueno. Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2021 Shiv, who leads the siblings’ charge, feels a pang of envy that their dad has kept her brother closer all season and moves to sweet-talk him in the room. Hunter Harris, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2021 One wonders whether the seafarers were drawn as much by a subconscious pang of obligation as by the ethereality of the music. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2021 Dylan Owens, The Know, 16 Feb. 2017 See More
Noun
Alas, that realization induces as much pang of regret as sigh ... Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, 14 July 2022 For a moment, that thought gave me a pang of betrayal. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2022 But there was also a pang in the pit of my stomach. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2021 Nonetheless, there will surely be a pang of regret felt at Old Trafford if Lingard, Martial and van de Beek all go on to shine for another club having struggled so badly for Manchester United. Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 Yet for all of Anderson’s effort to place his film in a New York free of modern markers, one pang of recognition was unintended but unavoidable. New York Times, 14 Dec. 2021 New Year’s Day 2021 started with a pang of sadness for Aida Bueno. Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2021 Shiv, who leads the siblings’ charge, feels a pang of envy that their dad has kept her brother closer all season and moves to sweet-talk him in the room. Hunter Harris, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2021 One wonders whether the seafarers were drawn as much by a subconscious pang of obligation as by the ethereality of the music. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2021 Verb
Its sonic trappings are in vogue, but thanks in large part to front-woman Fox Rodemich’s memorable voice, which pangs around the record like a cave bellow, there’s an outlying classic quality to these songs. Dylan Owens, The Know, 16 Feb. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1502, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing pang
Kids Definition
pang
noun
ˈpaŋ
: a sudden sharp feeling of physical pain or emotion
hunger pangs
a pang or guilt
Medical Definition
pang
noun
ˈpaŋ
: a brief piercing spasm of pain see birth pang, hunger pangs
panging
verb
as in pricking
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pricking
- smarting
- stabbing
- stinging
- hurting
- paining
- wringing
- crushing
- overpowering
- smiting
- overwhelming
- tyrannizing
- discomforting
- worrying
- disquieting
- grieving
- troubling
- oppressing
- discomposing
- nettling
- straining
- irritating
- flustering
- chafing
- griping
- aggravating
- distressing
- stressing
- rasping
- grating
- vexing
- perturbing
- victimizing
- upsetting
- bugging
- striking
- annoying
- agitating
- irking
- anguishing
- exasperating
- harrying
- peeving
- trying
- bothering
- excruciating
- disturbing
- agonizing
- riling
- harassing
- tormenting
- hagriding
- pestering
- assailing
- harrowing
- pursuing
- dogging
- riding
- piquing
- afflicting
- cursing
- attacking
- molesting
- putting out
- badgering
- martyring
- galling
- besetting
- getting
- plaguing
- torturing
- racking
- hounding
- bedeviling
- besieging
- persecuting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- helping
- assisting
- aiding
- relieving
- abetting
- delivering
- comforting
- releasing
- soothing
- consoling
- contenting
- solacing
- quieting
- reprieving
- succoring