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[ pang ] / pæŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pang ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing: a pang of remorse; a pang of desire. a sudden, brief, sharp pain or physical sensation; spasm: hunger pangs. Origin of pangFirst recorded in 1495–1505; origin uncertain SYNONYMS FOR pang1, 2 twinge, ache, throb, prick, stab. SEE SYNONYMS FOR pang ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby pangPan-European, panfish, pan-fried potatoes, pan-fry, panful, pang, panga, Pangaea, pangender, pangenesis, Pan-Germanism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pangIf Barack Obama—or any of his other senior aides—felt a pang about the departure of Axe and Gibbs, they did not show it. No Drama Obama’s Dramatic 2012 Reelection Campaign|Richard Wolffe|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST I felt a pang of shame—it was time to take my sons to Africa. Peter Godwin on How to Take Your Kids on an African Safari|Condé Nast Traveler|June 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST As he moved into view, he must have felt a pang of anxiety, even fear. The Day the Sea Ran Red: The Battle of Sluys|Dan Jones|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST It is impossible to watch the 'fillers' at work without feeling a pang of envy for their toughness. Thatcher's Economic Legacy|Megan McArdle|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Viewers catching up with The Julian Assange Show may now experience a reality-TV buzz followed by a pang of anxiety. I Love the Julian Assange Show!|Tracy Quan|July 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST But the moment you let it flag, she is capable of dropping you without a pang. Eugene Pickering|Henry James As she wheeled round again to her task it was not without a pang of wholly impersonal envy at so beautiful a tribute. The Street Called Straight|Basil King A pang of peculiar anguish seized him, as the mental picture flashed with the speed of light and vanished. The Bright Messenger|Algernon Blackwood It gave me a pang, nevertheless, that the grave should thus have closed upon him before I had seen his fair little face again. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2|Thomas de Quincey Whirlwind would give his life, if it would save the antelope a pang of sorrow or grief. The American Family Robinson|D. W. Belisle
British Dictionary definitions for pang
nouna sudden brief sharp feeling, as of loneliness, physical pain, or hunger Word Origin for pangC16: variant of earlier prange, of Germanic origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pangagony, discomfort, anguish, spasm, pain, distress, throb, bite, gripe, sting, throe, stab, wrench, misery, prick, stitch Medical definitions for pang
n.A sudden sharp spasm of pain. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |