pangs is a form of:

Pang



noun
1.
~ (of something) (a sudden pain, twang, sudden, strong feeling) ការថប់អារម្មណ៍, ឲ្យតានតឹងចិត្ដ, អំពើដែលឲ្យអាក់អន់ចិត្ដ, ការឈឺចិត្ដ, ការឈឺចាប់, ការចុកចាប់
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and transitory agony; a throe; as, the pangs of death.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment.