1
: a brief piercing spasm of pain
the pangs of childbirth
2
: a sharp attack of mental anguish
pangs of remorse
a pang of guilt
a pang of disappointment
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Noun
those hunger pangs that strike you in the middle of the afternoon
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Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
During a recent visit to a local museum in southern England, a 9-year-old boy felt a pang of recognition.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Dylan Owens, The Know, 16 Feb. 2017
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Noun
For people in fashion especially, the mall seems to kick up a particular nostalgia pang—especially around the holidays when so many formative memories were created, and clothing was the indisputable backdrop.
—Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
During a recent visit to a local museum in southern England, a 9-year-old boy felt a pang of recognition.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
Its sonic trappings are in vogue, but thanks in large part to front-woman Fox Rodemich’s memorable voice, which pangs around the record like a cave bellow, there’s an outlying classic quality to these songs.
—Dylan Owens, The Know, 16 Feb. 2017
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“Pang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pang. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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noun
: a brief piercing spasm of pain see birth pang, hunger pangs
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