pang

/pæŋ/
name 3noun 2verb 1

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(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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