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pang |
3 definitions found 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}. 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pang n 1: sudden sharp painful emotion; "pangs of regret" or "twinges of conscience" [syn: {twinge}] 2: a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" [syn: {sting}] 3: a sharp spasm of pain
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