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- [pang]
- /pæŋ/
- /pæŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pang]
- /pæŋ/
Definitions of pang word
- noun pang a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing: a pang of remorse; a pang of desire. 1
- noun pang a sudden, brief, sharp pain or physical sensation; spasm: hunger pangs. 1
- noun pang physical: twinge, spasm 1
- noun pang sudden emotion 1
- countable noun pang A pang is a sudden strong feeling or emotion, for example of sadness or pain. 0
- noun pang a sudden brief sharp feeling, as of loneliness, physical pain, or hunger 0
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Origin of pang
First appearance:
before 1495 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1495-1505; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pang
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pang popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pang usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pang
noun pang
- anguish — Anguish is great mental suffering or physical pain.
- black and blue — discolored, as by bruising; exhibiting ecchymosis: a black-and-blue mark on my knee.
- boo-boo — A boo-boo is a silly mistake or blunder.
- booboos — a stupid or silly mistake; blunder.
- broken heart — If you say that someone has a broken heart, you mean that they are very sad, for example because a love affair has ended unhappily.
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