ake
Americanverb (used without object)
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On February 4, Miyasaka once again declared an "open sea" or "ake no umi", meaning little chance one would appear before spring.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
The course was supposed to ake five years, but Medina tossed it off in three.
From Time Magazine Archive
The frightening idea really began to ake hold on June 24, 1947.
From Time Magazine Archive
But as they did this great haste make, He did complain his head did ake; 55 Her handkerchief she then took out, And tied the same his head about.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
He seems tew ake for sumthing tew do, and if he gits snubbed in one place, it don’t seem tew diskourage him, but like the fly, he lights on another.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.
Questions that are overly broad and subject to a wide variety of meanings, depending upon who is aked produce utterly meaningless information.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2018
I never saw a better sight in my life; I laughed, till my sides aked, to see how the knaves scampered.
From The Mysteries of Udolpho by Radcliffe, Ann Ward
She told me this Afternoon that her Stomach aked; and was complaining Yesterday at Dinner of something that stuck in her Teeth.
From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph
But i kept in, and aked with glory.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.
Whereat the people laughed exceedingly: some rejoyced marvellously at the remembrance thereof, some held their stomackes that aked with joy, but every man delighted at this passing sport, so passed out of the theatre.
From The Golden Asse by Adlington, William, fl. 1566
Some speculate that Daly and Semel were not unhappy to see Fuchs -- the one company official assigned to respond publicly to Dole's attack -- aking all the corporate heat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pinagsakitan kong aking matuklasan ang bagay na isang ninais makamtan at nang sa pagkita ay hindi mapalaran tinaglay-taglay ko hangang kamatayan.
From A Little Book of Filipino Riddles by Starr, Frederick
A cruel uncle and an injured lover, will be always present to my aking sight.
From Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes by Bayle, Pierre
"Quickly, madame, the second attempt," said Rouletabille, who was aking hasty notes on his cuff, never ceasing, meanwhile, to watch the convivial group and listening with both ears wide open to Matrena.
From The Secret of the Night by Leroux, Gaston
I am scribbling a muddy epistle with an aking head, for we did not quaff Hippocrene last night.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Lamb, Mary
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