ache
verb (used without object)
to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain.
has been aching
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present perfect progressiveof ache (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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All USC’s star running back knows is every Wednesday his acupuncturist will put them in whatever muscle has been aching that week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Their 4-year-old daughter has been aching to start preschool since she saw her older brother do so last year.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2020
Love does not know how his back, which has been aching lately, will respond to carrying his son’s 50-pound bag up and down Erin Hills’ challenging terrain.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2017
Racing has been aching for another Triple Crown champion since Affirmed became the third horse in the 1970s to sweep the Derby, Preakness and Belmont.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2014
In the first place, my head has been aching, and towards evening I went out to get a breath of fresh air along the Fontanka Canal.
From Poor Folk by C. J. Hogarth
