ache
verb (used without object)
to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain.
am aching
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present progressiveof ache (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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If you’re at Wembley I am aching with jealousy.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2015
Calvin is home and I am aching to see him.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
Oh, I'm so tired and I am aching all over.
From The Making of Mona by Mabel Quiller-Couch
I am very tired, mother," she said, determined to end the torturing inquisition, "and am aching to get to bed.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 by Various
"I am aching all over," he added with a shiver.
From The Astonishing History of Troy Town by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
