is aching
- present progressive of ache (3rd person singular).
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
It reminds us that everybody is aching in some way and therefore deserving of forbearance.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2024
"The country's heart is aching," says Tatyana, who's brought some flowers to lay here.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2024
"My heart is aching so much," said Mwachai Jombo, 48, a resident of Malindi on Kenya's coast who came to the morgue in search of his missing wife, son and two daughters.
From Reuters ● Apr. 26, 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
