aching
Americanadjective
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causing physical pain or distress.
treatment for an aching back.
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full of or precipitating nostalgia, grief, loneliness, etc.
Other Word Forms
- achingly adverb
- unaching adjective
- unachingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of aching
Example Sentences
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He surfaced, sputtering, shoulder aching, his arm going numb.
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He struggled on, his neck aching from the weight he dragged.
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He knew how slowly she walked, and how long it took her to do things with her aching arms and legs.
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Pa told me aching arms were a good sign; they meant your muscles were growing.
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The shrieks and shouts began to fade, but Jeremy ran on until his aching lungs finally forced him to slow to a jog, then a walk.
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