The phrase
"first pangs" refers to the initial signs of a feeling or sensation, often associated with hunger or longing. It indicates the beginning stages of a particular emotion or physical sensation.
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Not much discussion was ever given to really listening to the journey of the other person, and I must say that as I was researching this story I met some very nice people who looked me straight in the eye and said that when I was experiencing
the first pangs of opposite sex attraction they were experiencing that for someone of the same sex.
Only when a margin of leisure for reflection came to intervene between the task and its execution did the workman experience
the first pangs of taedium vitae.
This is the beginning
the first pang — of the resurrection of the body into eternal life.
It wasn't until I moved to England when studying abroad that I experienced
my first pang of tree nut jealousy.
We're all afflicted by it and if you think about it, mommy guilt was probably
the first pang of pregnancy you felt.
Your first pang of mommy guilt.
I figured that even if I felt
the first pangs of early labor, the likelihood of having you that day was so small.
Bob Capano, Brooklyn chairman of the Reform Party, recalled his memories of being a kid in Bay Ridge experiencing
the first pangs of political awareness.
At this stage, you're likely to feel
the first pangs of euphoria, warmth and unreasonable optimism.
The astringent comedy never strays far from bone - crushing pathos as Oliver experiences
his first pangs of true love, his parents drift apart, and the arrival of a New Age guru (Paddy Considine sporting an emphatic mullet) with a shared past with Oliver's mother, all combine to threaten the stability of his moribund home life.
Connor experiences
his first pangs of love (toward eleven - year - old obstetrician, Cassie), deals with his moody older brother... [Read more...]
He takes the necessary purple - crayon precautions: drawing landmarks to ensure he won't get lost; sketching a boat when he finds himself in deep water; and creating a purple pie picnic when he feels
the first pangs of hunger.