pang
/pæŋ/
name 3noun 2verb 1
Collocations
11(noun.)
ADJ
sharp | little
passing
She felt a passing pang of hunger while waiting for lunch to be served.
sudden, unexpected | hunger
birth
The new company experienced the usual birth pangs during its first year of operation.
VERB + PANG
experience, feel, suffer
She felt a sharp pang of guilt when she realized she had forgotten her mother's birthday.
cause, give sb
Seeing the empty chair caused him a sharp pang of grief.
PANG + VERB
shoot through sb
A sudden pang of homesickness shot through her when she heard that song.
PREP
with a ~
He felt a sudden pang as he watched his childhood home being demolished.
~ of
When he saw his old friend leave the country, a sudden pang of sadness hit him.
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