twinging

verb

variants or twingeing
Definition of twingingnext
present participle of twinge
as in throbbing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twinging
  1. aching
  2. biting
  3. bleeding
Verb
  • The soles feature high-density memory foam to keep aching feet comfortable while walking the dog or checking the mail.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
  • In my suite, the bathroom’s heated marble floor soothed my aching feet.
    Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of aching
Verb
  • Contrast exists too in the film’s objective as by turns sincere and biting satire, much to the chagrin of critic Roger Ebert, who panned the film in a one-star review upon its release.
    Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Will winter 2025 be biting or balmy?
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of biting
Verb
  • One protester was taken to an ambulance due to bleeding.
    Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Strokes are caused when a blood clot blocks blood flow to the brain or, less frequently, when a blood vessel ruptures and causes bleeding in the brain.
    Meg Tirrell, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of bleeding
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