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English Dictionary: pang by the DICT Development Group
3 results for pang
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pang
n
  1. a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
    Synonym(s): pang, stab, twinge
  2. a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"
    Synonym(s): pang, sting
  3. a sharp spasm of pain
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pang \Pang\, v. t.
      To torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering; to
      torment. [R.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pang \Pang\, n. [Prob. for older prange. Cf. {Prong}.]
      A paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and
      transitory agony; a throe; as, the pangs of death.
  
      Syn: Agony; anguish; distress. See {Agony}.
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