The meaning of PANG is a brief piercing spasm of pain. How to use pang in a sentence.
a sudden, sharp feeling of pain or painful emotion: hunger pangs pangs of remorse (Definition of pang from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
A pang is a sudden strong feeling or emotion, for example of sadness or pain. For a moment she felt a pang of guilt about the way she was treating him.
Definition of pang noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define pang. pang synonyms, pang pronunciation, pang translation, English dictionary definition of pang. a sudden sharp feeling of distress or longing: a pang of desire; a pang of guilt; twinge, ache, throb, stab Not to be confused with: pain – to feel hurt;...
It gave him, he said in Parliament, a deep pang; and, as he uttered the word pang, his lip quivered, his voice shook, he paused, and his hearers thought that he was about to burst into tears.
It sent a pang across his heart to think how this old gentleman would look upon him when they met; but he knew what path lay straight before him, and he took it.
A pang is a sharp jab or an intense hurt that comes on suddenly. If you've felt an all-of-a-sudden, deep sadness that seems to hit you even in the back of the eyes, you've probably had a pang of emotion over a loss or a tragic story.
pang, n. a violent but not long-continued pain: a sudden and bitter feeling of sorrow: a throe.— v.t. to cause a pang, to torture.— adj. Pang′less, free from pain.