have been aching
- present perfect progressive of ache.
Example Sentences
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Markets finally got the cease-fire they have been aching for, and the subsequent relief rally was fast, furious, and jubilant—no matter that the truce is temporary and fragile.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
Despite those obstacles, the new president will begin with a measure of goodwill from many countries that have been aching for U.S. leadership on climate once again.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2020
You must have been aching to tell me to go for the last half-hour.
From The Lamp in the Desert by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
At last the doctor cut deep enough; and giving the string a jerk, out came a molar tooth that looked as if it might have been aching.
From Elbow-Room A Novel Without a Plot by Clark, Charles Heber
But the Wolf said: "The trouble is, Doggy, that my eyes have been aching for quite awhile, and I have been told that the dust from a flock of sheep will cure the eyes."
From Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
