pangs
pangs is the plural of pang.
pangs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pang.
Meaning of pang
Noun
pang (plural pangs)
- A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
- War[wick]. See how the pangs of death do make him grin. / Sal[isbury]. Diſturbe him not, let him paſſe peaceably.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- A sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.
- He had not gone far, when coming on towards him he beheld the portly gentleman, who had walked into his counting-house the day before, and said, "Scrooge and Marley's, I believe?" It sent a pang across his heart to think how this old gentleman would look upon him when they met; but he knew what...1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave Five. The End of It.”, in A Christmas Carol. […], London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, pages 158–159
Proper noun capitalized: Pangs
Pangs
- plural of Pang
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