aching
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
:
dolor
- The aching in his joints made it difficult for him to move comfortably.
It helps boost energy, relieve stress, enhance mood, relieve aches and pains.
- It helps boost energy, relieve stress, enhance mood, relieve aches and pains.
- I have a headache, stabbing cramps, and muscle aches and I'm guessing some of the besties listening already know what's going on.
- Just more petals of an ache crush trembling against skull as tracing work word along the arc of my commute.
Examples
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Plus, the pills did stop the aching in my back for a while.
Fiction book (1997) -
No, her long hours and aching back were a fair trade for the harmony of this life.
Fiction book (2000) -
I can't feel my aching back anymore.
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Then, with a desperation that seemed to rise from an aching hollow deep inside.
Fiction book (1998) -
The slow and steady aching pain, the type that comes when you've been hurt repeatedly by the same person.
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Oh, my aching back.
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There was an aching in my chest—an odd aching—which felt bad and good at once.
Fiction book (1993) -
Gina had all the symptoms: sleep disturbances, hot flashes, irritability, weight gain, loss of libido, aching joints, and heart palpitations.
Fiction book (1998) -
After a long day of hiking, I felt a dull aching in my legs.
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She rubbed her temples to ease the persistent aching from her headache.
Synonyms
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1.0
An unpleasant feeling in the body because of injury or illness
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1.3
A steady, dull pain in a part of the body
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2.3
A painful, tender feeling in a part of the body when touched
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3.9
A low, constant pain in the body, often in muscles or joints
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3.7
A feeling of hurt in the body caused by injury or illness
Antonyms
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Aching as a noun comes from the same simple word ache, meaning 'pain', and it names the dull, long-lasting feeling you have in a muscle or tooth. So an aching is a quiet pain that stays with you for a while.