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ache
[eyk]
verb (used without object)
to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain.
His whole body ached.
Synonyms:to feel great sympathy, pity, or the like.
Her heart ached for the starving animals.
to feel eager; yearn; long.
She ached to be the champion. He's just aching to get even.
noun
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
ache
/ ɪ /
verb
to feel, suffer, or be the source of a continuous dull pain
to suffer mental anguish
noun
a continuous dull pain
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈԲ adjective
- ˈԲly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ache1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ache1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The songs on “Pets Sounds” were achingly beautiful and introspective.
The subsequent expedition is filled with offbeat personalities who help Hernandez and Stephens construct their myth, before poking the bricks out one by one, in ways both droll and achingly sad.
No story better exemplifies that ethos than that of the teenage fake bride turned kidnapper who aches for her mother.
That is not to say TV dresses up the “sophomore years” of life, as Seema calls them, to be free of aches and pains for anybody.
“Big Night” is a cult classic among food lovers — a film that captures the ache and beauty of pre–Food Network restaurant life, before chefs were lauded, at least in some circles, as culinary rockstars.
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