Associations to the word «Pang»

Wiktionary

PANG, noun. (often pluralized) paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; sudden and transitory agony; throe
PANG, noun. (often pluralized) A sharp, sudden feeling of a mental or emotional nature, as of joy or sorrow
PANG, verb. (transitive) to torment; to torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering
PANG OF CONSCIENCE, noun. (often pluralized) A feeling of shame, guilt, or embarrassment, resulting from behavior which one regrets.

Dictionary definition

PANG, noun. A sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience".
PANG, noun. A mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience".
PANG, noun. A sharp spasm of pain.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King