Word a Day
pang
What does pang mean?
pang (noun): a sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce pang?
/pæŋ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “pang” mean?
the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
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weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
Not quite: that's what dilution means.
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
Not quite: that's what dialect means.
a sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow
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