twinged

Definition of twingednext
past tense of twinge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for twinged
Verb
  • Her hand and arm cramped, her shoulder ached, and her knee throbbed, all while the rain soaked through their clothes.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The upper blocks throbbed and pulsed a deep blue, reflecting the pond’s windblown currents.
    Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The only recourse those unregulated bookmakers had when their Spidey-senses tingled was to simply stop taking bets on the suspicious game.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Things escalated to the point Alexander Stephenson allegedly bit the left thumb of the one driving, and tried to scratch or gouge the other child's eyes.
    Dennis Valera, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Not wanting to fuel the opposition, the podcaster bit her tongue but has since become more overtly critical of the Democratic Party, pushing back against the influence of corporate money and candidates who refuse to condemn the war in Gaza or who don’t defend trans kids.
    Rachel Monroe, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The loss certainly stung for Maye.
    Greg Dudek, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
  • One pocket of tech that has faced a lot of pressure have been software firms, with the shares of companies like SAP, Salesforce, and ServiceNow all stung the last six months, as Reuters reports, because of rising fears that AI could disrupt their business models.
    John Kell, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That hand must have ached profoundly by the time the group departed.
    Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • As his wrist and back still ached from the treehouse fall, Smith’s heart broke next.
    Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • With something like military zeal, the former soldier who once itched to be on the front lines now talks up saving the world’s dwindling varieties of tomato seeds, as well as books about social inequality.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The skin around Hatchet’s eyes swelled and itched and bled.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 24 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Haynam’s lawsuit came as scrutiny of Kersten’s leadership swelled in the wake of the Dexter Reed shooting in March 2024.
    Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The scandal swelled after British media reported a trove of emails between Mandelson and Epstein, in which the veteran Labour politician expressed support for his friend, despite the financier’s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And right now, the NCAA men’s selection committee would be pained to place 37 at-large bids in the field and come away satisfied.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • McNally is still pained by her death.
    Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Twinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twinged. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.

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