Definitions
a sudden sharp feeling
Word origin
The name of the river is a back-formation from Pangbourne.
Used in a sentence
“War[wick]. See how the pangs of death do make him grin. / Sal[isbury]. Diſturbe him not, let him paſſe peaceably.”
“But, oh! what pangs torment the deſtin’d heart, / That feels the wound, yet dare not ſhow the dart; / What eaſe could Ovid to his ſorrows give, / Who muſt not ſpeak, and therefore cannot live?”
“"Will it hurt much?"—"No, mine own: / I wish I could bear the pang for both." / "I wish I could bear the pang alone: / Courage, dear, I am not loth."”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sudden sharp pain”4 letters
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