punge

P3U1N1G2E1
/pʌnd͡ʒ/

verb

To pierce, prick, puncture.

OriginLatin pungere ← Proto-Italic *pungō ← Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- →
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Meanings

verbpunge (third-person singular simple present punges, present participle punging, simple past and past participle punged)

present singular third person punges · participle present punging · participle past punged · past punged

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo pierce, prick, puncture.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pewǵ-
  2. Proto-Italic*pungō
  3. Latinpungere
  4. Englishpunge

Learned borrowing from Latin pungere.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with punge

spongeplungegrungelungeexpungelongemungegungeblungedispongeflungeglungehundge
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Anagrams

unpegpugne
Cite this entry
APA

punge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punge

MLA

“punge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “punge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punge.

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