aching

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.kɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪkɪŋ

aching

1. present participle and gerund of ache

aching (comparative more aching, superlative most aching)

1. That aches; continuously painful; that causes pain.

   Synonyms: smarting, sore; see also Thesaurus:painful

   • 1851, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Golden Legend:

     The aching heart, the aching head.

   • 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, published 1993, page 189:

     There was a long spell of silence, a big, aching void, and then from the Professor a keen 'S-s-s-s!'

aching (plural achings)

1. The feeling of an ache; a dull pain.

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