Difference between Twinge and Twitch

Twinge

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A pinch; a tweak; a twitch. A sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak. To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains. To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.

Twitch

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To perform a twitch; spasm.To jerk sharply and briefly.To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one.

Example sentence: Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt.