Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pang"
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) 1.7 (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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