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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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2025
As the time of iftar, the breaking of the fast, nears, a day’s worth of hunger pangs combine with jockeying among patrons desperate to get their marook loaves and rush home before the call to prayer sounds from mosque minarets.
—Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Dylan Owens, The Know, 16 Feb. 2017
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Noun
Having to walk past those luxurious, roomy, and comfortable-looking lie-flat beds in business-class on your way to economy is enough to trigger a pang of jealousy.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2025
As the time of iftar, the breaking of the fast, nears, a day’s worth of hunger pangs combine with jockeying among patrons desperate to get their marook loaves and rush home before the call to prayer sounds from mosque minarets.
—Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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 13 Apr. 2025.
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pang
noun
: a brief piercing spasm of pain see birth pang, hunger pangs
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