sharp pain
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3.3
- noun
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dolor punzante
- Later, he tried to turn in his sleep, and a sharp pain under his arm woke him up.
He thought because he saw a nail going through his foot, what he was going through his boot, what he thought was going through his foot, that it was sharp pain of the sort that a nail would produce.
- He thought because he saw a nail going through his foot, what he was going through his boot, what he thought was going through his foot, that it was sharp pain of the sort that a nail would produce.
- And then when I get it, turning both ways causes this really sharp pain in the middle, which is much better because I've been like, you see me massaging myself all day.
Examples
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"I came in here with a sharp pain in my stomach, on the right side of my abdomen."
Fiction book (2002) -
But if you have any sharp pains or anything, please let me know.
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Feel that sharp pain in the back of your neck?
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Did you just experience a sharp pain?
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As he turns away, he feels a sudden, sharp pain in his left arm.
Fiction book (2001) -
The next day, Ed wakes up with a sharp pain in his left shoulder.
Fiction book (1996) -
I awoke at 1:00 A.M. with a sharp pain in my right side, bearable but constant.
Fiction book (1994) -
Ripley staggers in place again, feeling a sharp pain in her stomach.
Fiction book (1992) -
The old man leaned heavily against the sink, seized by sharp pains in his stomach.
Fiction book (1993) -
As he turns away, he feels a sudden, sharp pain in his left arm.
Synonyms
91
2.3
To feel a sharp, sudden pain like an insect bite
17
4.9
A sudden sharp pain in the body or a quick strong feeling in the mind
13
6.0
A sudden sharp pain in the side during exercise like running
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3.5
A sudden sharp feeling, often of pain or strong emotion
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3.2
A sudden, strong, short pain like a small prick
Antonyms
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'sharp pain' is directly compositional: 'sharp' describes the sudden, intense quality and 'pain' names bodily discomfort, so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common for describing types of pain, making it readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The phrase sharp pain comes from the image of a small, pointed object, like a knife or thorn, suddenly pricking the body. The word sharp shows the quick, cutting feeling and pain is the hurt, so the phrase means 'a sudden, strong hurt in one place'.