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Definition of "pang" []

  • A sudden sharp spasm of pain. See Synonyms at pain. (noun)
  • A sudden sharp feeling of emotional distress. (noun)
  • To cause to feel pangs; distress acutely. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pang" in a sentence
  • "The pang is over, his sufferings are at an end for ever."
  • "I tried to sway her by employing a string of Chinese proverbs, the expression pang guang zhe qing, or “the bystander sees more clearly” being a case in point."
  • "Julia felt a certain pang at the thought of judgment being passed so lightly upon all those months or years of hard authorial labour."