ache
verb (used without object)
to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain.
have ached
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present perfectof ache.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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How we have ached to see once more those noble features.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 22, 2016
Throughout the recent explosion of superhero everything, fans have ached to see someone bring forth a noble reboot of Wonder Woman.
From Washington Post
"After painting action scenes I have ached for hours because of having put myself in the other fellow's shoes as I realized him on canvas."
From Time Magazine Archive
Adolf Hitler's head, if not his teeth, must certainly have ached.
From Time Magazine Archive
How her bones must have ached with the effort!
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
