TWINGE (3)

Twinge, n. 1. 1. A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
A master that gives you . . . twinges by the ears. L' Estrange. 2. 2. A sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side. “ A twinge for my own sin.” Dryden.