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ache
[eyk]
verb (used without object)
to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain.
His whole body ached.
Synonyms: hurtto feel great sympathy, pity, or the like.
Her heart ached for the starving animals.
to feel eager; yearn; long.
She ached to be the champion. He's just aching to get even.
noun
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
ache
/ eɪk /
verb
to feel, suffer, or be the source of a continuous dull pain
to suffer mental anguish
noun
a continuous dull pain
Other Word Forms
- aching adjective
- achingly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of ache1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ache1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Fueling our mass mourning’s ache is a lack of knowing who will ignite the next blaze like the one D’Angelo sparked.
She also has depression, for which she takes medication, and put the "normal aches and pains" down to running around after her "absolutely crazy" two-year-old son Sebastian.
Legs are aching, and the crowd is sprawling back around a quarter-mile from the stage.
Most patients experience a sudden onset of fever, headache, muscle aches, rash, and joint swelling within a few days of being bitten by an infected mosquito.
And Ibrahim, an unmarried psychologist, is achingly lonely: “Murders are all well and good, but who does he have?”
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