Howard Jacobson

In anticipation of a meal - supposing we are with the ideal companion at the best table in the perfect restaurant - we might indeed postpone sadness. And maybe even halfway through, we will remain in tolerably high spirits, with dessert still to come. But as we near the end of eating, we begin to feel anticipatory twinges of anticlimax.

British Novelist

Joy Reid

There is a twinge of abandonment that comes with being a member of the African Diaspora. But 'Black Panther' fearlessly introduces and then complicates this and other deeply held albeit rarely expressed emotions; that indeed is what makes this film so profoundly innovative.

American Journalist

Paul Young

Dad's like the Six Million Dollar Man - as soon as he feels a twinge, he wants it fixed. He's even had laser surgery on his eyes. What really annoys me is that I have to put glasses on to read something to him - but he reads it without glasses.

English Singer

Naomi Wolf

We often feel a twinge of guilt over our own fascination with presidential candidates' wives - as if we are secretly reading the 'Star' for our campaign information instead of the policy journals.

American Author

James Buchan

Since the attack on the United States on September 11 2001, and the US retaliation in Afghanistan and Iraq, there must be few people who have not felt a twinge of nostalgia for the cold war.

Matthew Macfadyen

I have felt some twinges recently, about parts I wanted to play that I may be getting too old and fat to do. 'Hamlet,' for example - maybe that's gone. I would love to play Richard II.

English Actor

Stephen Hendry

I tried hard to create my own records when a lot of them belonged to Steve Davis, so to see someone else beat yours, you'd be lying if you said there wasn't a twinge of regret there.

Scottish Entertainer

Jay Kay

I'm 41 now and the right knee has got a bit of a twinge in it. I get about the stage a little less now.

English Musician

Matt Bellamy

There's always been a slight twinge of some classical elements in our music.

Use 'twinge' to describe a brief moment of physical discomfort, not a long-lasting pain.

Physical Sensation

'Twinge' implies a pain that comes on suddenly, rather than gradually.

Sudden Occurrence

The pain described as a 'twinge' is usually not severe or debilitating.

Not Severe

'Twinge' can communicate a subtle or fleeting emotional discomfort, not overwhelming feelings.

Emotional Subtlety

Use 'twinge' when expressing a brief feeling of regret that passes quickly.

Momentary Regret

'Twinge' suggests a small measure of sadness that might be easily overlooked.

Hint of Sadness

When 'twinge' is a verb, it describes the action of causing a quick, sharp feeling.

Action Cause

'Twinge' as a verb can reflect an emotional reaction to an event or memory.

Emotional Trigger

As a verb, 'twinge' can relate to both physical pain and emotional feelings.

Pain or Emotion

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