tong vs twinge

tong

verb
  • To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs. 

  • To use tongs. 

noun
  • a Chinese lineage organization responsible for managing ancestral land 

  • a Chinese secret society or gang 

  • An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands. 

twinge

verb
  • To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak. 

  • To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain. 

  • To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains. 

noun
  • A pinch; a tweak; a twitch. 

  • A sudden sharp pain. 

How often have the words tong and twinge occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )