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Meanings of pang in English

Spanish
congoja

A mental pain or distress.

congoja

A sudden sharp feeling.

Synonyms
Examples for "stab"
Examples for "stab"
1
Captain October also revealed that Curran had indeed suffered fatal stab wounds.
The South African
2
Is your new hand especially designed to stab people in the back?
The hunchback assignments
3
According to survivors' accounts, the four suffered stab wounds before they escaped.
Radio NZ
4
I wanted to stab him through the heart right there and then.
A quiet vendetta
5
She felt a keen kinship, a stab of hope for his success.
Indivisible
1
It was great this week. Then I feel a twinge of doubt.
Within arm's reach
2
A twinge of anxiety came over him, just thinking about Daria's words.
Beneath a southern sky
3
The later hours, by contrast, may bring a twinge of minor regret.
The South African
4
It's a twinge in your heart, far more powerful than memory alone.
Eating the dinosaur
5
That was the moment when she first felt a twinge of regret.
The subtle knife
Usage of pang in English
1
I felt a pang of jealousy the moment I read the words.
The devil's bones: a body farm novel
2
Fred felt a pang of concern at this last bit of news.
Last Light
3
Sharon smiled briefly, despite the sharp pang the boy's words gave her.
Battlestar Galactica
4
He had endured the pang; he had resigned himself to the sacrifice.
No Name
5
I felt a pang of responsibility, like I'd taken something from him.
The blue edge of midnight
6
And why that caused him a pang of concern, he couldn't say.
Any way you want me
7
Every block in that noble structure represents a pang in her heart.
David Lockwin—The People's Idol
8
He played softly, breathing in the instrument the very pang of love.
Doom Castle
9
There was a strange blending of pang and pleasure in the work.
Between Whiles
10
Each step in the departure of wives and daughters was a pang.
The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
11
But the pang passed away, and with it the terror passed also.
The Living Link: A Novel
12
Tarek said nothing, and Tchicaya felt a pang of sympathy for him.
Schild’s Ladder
13
The heavy door crashed to: the axe had fallen-thepang was experienced.
Villette
14
Lilith had been right, she thought with a sudden pang of bitterness.
Nevermore
15
A pang shot through Laura; but it was but for a moment.
The Heir of Redclyffe
16
It appeared they had travelled together; that thought gave him a pang.
Henrietta Temple: A Love Story
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Translations for pang
Pang through the time
Pang across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common