ache
verb (used without object)
to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain.
is aching
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present progressiveof ache (3rd 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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A pretentious young critic for the magazine Cahiers du Cinéma who never takes off his dark glasses, even at the movies, and rarely stops smoking, he is aching to make a feature of his own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
She knew what it was like to be a kid who wants to be seen, who is aching to be understood.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025
For all the specificity of the characters, the big stage — too big for this production — is aching to be explored by dancing bodies.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
"I'm not going to test, it's just that my waist is aching," the 77-year-old said.
From Reuters ● Jan. 10, 2023
“I’m fine,” Marco says, though his back is aching from the fall and his eyes still sting.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
