The Only Use of
twinge
in
The Veldt
- Oh, occasionally they frightened you with their clinical accuracy, they startled you, gave you a twinge, but most of the time what fun for everyone, not only your own son and daughter, but for yourself when you felt like a quick jaunt to a foreign land, a quick change of scenery.
p. 6.3twinge = a sudden, short-lived feeling of emotion
Definition:
a sudden, short-lived feeling of pain or emotion