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Plural of pang

regular plural

The plural of pang is pangs.

Forms of pang

Singularpang /ˈpæŋ/
Pluralpangs
Countablecountable

Pangs in a sentence

  • For Lucifer, as Lord of Fire, was thought to suffer the most terrible pangs whenever the element of fire, over which he presided, was convulsed or agitated.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 117
  • Unfortunately, in the hurry of leaving home, he had forgotten to provide himself with food, and at lunch time found himself attacked by the pangs of hunger.1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 18
  • Only the most dedicated Middle-earthers will find that the hunger pangs are worth it.2012 December 15, Ann Hornaday, “‘The Hobbit’ Is Long, Feels Even Longer”, in Valley News, volume 61, number 190, page C3, column 4. From the entry weak
  • Neat cachaça put fire in your belly and stilled the pangs of hunger.2003, Peter Robb, A Death in Brazil, Bloomsbury, published 2005, page 34. From the entry cachaça
  • At such an age nothing but a halter could cure the pangs of an unquenchable passion.1911, Joseph Conrad, Under Western Eyes. From the entry aspersion

Meaning of pang

  1. noun A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
  2. noun A sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.
  3. verb To cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment, to torture.

Full definition of pang

Questions about the plural of pang

What is the plural of pang?
The plural of pang is pangs.
Is pang countable?
Pang is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pang (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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