twinge

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To have a sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, like a twitch.
2. 2
   To pull and twist.
3. 3
   To pull and twist (someone or something); to pinch, to tweak, to twitch, to wring.
4. 4
   To affect or torment (someone, their mind, or part of their body) with one or more sudden, pinching or sharp pains; to irritate.
5. 5
   To prick or stimulate (one's conscience).

Noun

1. 1
   A sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time.
2. 2
   A turn, a twist.
3. 3
   A sudden, sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of guilt or sadness; a pang, a paroxysm, a throe; also, a prick of the conscience.
4. 4
   A sudden, sharp occurrence of something; a nip.
5. 5
   Synonym of earwig (“insect of the order Dermaptera”).
6. 6
   An act of pulling and twisting; a pinch, a tweak, a twitch.