English → Latin
“twinge” in Latin
dolorpain, ache, hurt; anguish, grief, sorrow; indignation, resentment, anger, fury, vengeancecruciōto crucify; to torturetormina(medicine) colic, gripestormentuman engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile thrown by this, artillery; a (twisted) cord or rope; an instrument of incutiōto strike on, against, into; to inspire with, inflict, exciteinūrōto burn (in, off or away)torqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve; to twist, wind, bend awry, distort; to hurl violently, twirl (around the premōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm; to tighten, compress, shorten, press closely, squeeze; to make,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
twinge s.
dolor (general term for pain): cruciatus, -ūs: plur., faces dolorum (Cic., Off., 2, 10, 37): acres dolorum morsus (Cic., Tusc., 2, 22, 53): (in the intestines), tormina: tormenta, plur.
twinge v.
dolorem alicui facere, incutere, inurere (general term, to give pain): torquere. To be twinged, dolore angi, premi, cruciari; acer doloris morsus est; dolor me invadit, in me incursat.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for twinge?
- The usual Latin words for “twinge” are dolor, cruciō, tormina; also tormentum, incutiō, inūrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.