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Twinge (Verb)

Cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin".

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Feel a sudden sharp, local pain.

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

She twinged the bridge of her nose in an attempt to ward off the oncoming headache.
He carefully twinged the delicate thread to separate the fibers.
She had to twinge the corners of the wrapping paper to seal the package securely.
Gently twinge the seam to see if the threads are strong enough.
To remove the splinter, she had to twinge the skin carefully with her tweezers.