ache
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1.3
- noun
- /eɪk/
- She complained of a dull ache in her shoulder that wouldn’t go away.
- aches and pains
- stomach ache
- body ache
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Watch on YouTubeHeadaches, muscle aches, back pain, all kinds of issues like that.
- Headaches, muscle aches, back pain, all kinds of issues like that.
- It helps boost energy, relieve stress, enhance mood and relieves aches and pains.
- They expect the world to move and respond to their every twinge, ache, pain or sniffle.
- Not to mention things like fatigue, circulatory problems, poor digestion, muscle aches, dizziness, depression, memory loss.
- And she says, but you know, you, you seem to have a tummy ache.
- So yes, can weight contribute to all, you know, negative aches and pains?
- And if we just put it in the terms of what you might feel, this is your aches and pains, this is your brain fog.
- It's not that there's one ache in your stomach for nausea and another ache in your stomach for hunger.
- You can't get a huge stomach ache if you eat the wrong thing.
- Basically, if you were feeling sick, you had a stomach ache and someone said, well, drink sugar water.
Examples
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# Woke up this morning with an ache in my head #
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Casimir's heart pounded, and a familiar ache spread wonderfully through his muscles.
Fiction book (1992) -
I thought she had a stomach ache.
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You can't get a huge stomach ache if you eat the wrong thing.
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She brings the lunch, tell her you got a stomach ache, and you duck out.
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Several weeks later, Mrs. XYZ presented with an increasing dull ache in the right hypochondrium.
Academic text (2007) -
Still, the meager portion had done nothing to curb the ache in his stomach.
Fiction book (1992) -
Headaches, muscle aches, back pain, all kinds of issues like that.
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My mom has arthritis and muscle aches.
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Cee Cee sat back in her chair with an acidic ache in her stomach.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
An unpleasant feeling in the body because of injury or illness
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1.1
A constant, dull pain in a part of the body
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3.9
A low, constant pain in the body, often in muscles or joints
Compounds
- Literature
A deep, empty pain in the chest or heart that feels emotional rather than physical
How Painful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ache as a noun comes from the same old English word for 'pain', and it names that slow, lasting hurt. That's why an ache is not a sharp pain but a dull one that continues.