twinging
Giving sudden pangs
Twinging is the present participle of twinge—experiencing a sudden, brief pain or pang.
A twinging muscle or twinging joint sends sharp, intermittent signals of discomfort.
The word extends to emotional sensations: a twinging conscience, a twinging sense of regret.
My knee keeps twinging when I climb stairs.
Persistent dull discomfort
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
cramp · irritation · sensitivity · prickling · distress · malaise · inflammation · rawness
Wounding with a blade
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- prickingPuncturing with something sharp
- searingBrowning with intense heat
biting · lancinating · cutting · acute · keen · stinging · needling · smarting
Abrupt forceful shake
- spasmInvoluntary muscle contraction
- flashBrief burst of light
- twitchInvoluntary muscular jerk
- spurtSudden forceful discharge
snap · flinch · startle · shock · burst · abrupt · momentary · instantaneous
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
stiffness · cramp · irritation · sensitivity · prickling · distress · malaise · inflammation · rawness · nagging
stabbing
Wounding with a blade
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- prickingPuncturing with something sharp
searing · biting · lancinating · cutting · acute · keen · stinging · needling · smarting · jabbing
jolt
Abrupt forceful shake
spurt · snap · flinch · startle · shock · burst · abrupt · momentary · instantaneous · quiver
sporadic
Occurring irregularly, infrequently
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
on-and-off · periodic · occasional · irregular · recurring · spasmodic · erratic · fitful · scattered · patchy
premonition
Advance sense of future events
forewarning · precursor · alert · omen · symptom · sign · hint · reminder · flare-up · onset
twingingthrobbing
Rhythmic painful pulsing
persisting · lingering · chronic pain · sustained · continuous
twingingnumbness
Loss of sensation
deadening · throbbing · dulling · gnawing · painlessness
twingingsoothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
comforting · easing · relaxing · pleasurable · pain-free