aching
[ ey-king ]
/ ˈeɪ kɪŋ /
adjective
causing physical pain or distress: treatment for an aching back.
full of or precipitating nostalgia, grief, loneliness, etc.
OTHER WORDS FROM aching
ach·ing·ly, adverb un·ach·ing, adjective un·ach·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby aching
achillotomy,
achimaas,
achimelech,
achimenes,
achinese,
aching,
achinsk,
achiote,
achiral,
achish,
achitophel
Definition for aching (2 of 2)
ache
[ eyk ]
/ eɪk /
verb (used without object), ached, ach·ing.
to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain: His whole body ached.
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).
Origin of ache
before 900; (v.) Middle English
aken, Old English
acan; perhaps metaphoric use of earlier unattested sense “drive, impel” (compare Old Norse
aka, cognate with Latin
agere, Greek
ágein); (noun) derivative of the v.
synonym study for ache
4. See
pain.
Example sentences from the Web for aching
British Dictionary definitions for aching
ache
/ (eɪk) /
verb (intr)
to feel, suffer, or be the source of a continuous dull pain
to suffer mental anguish
noun
a continuous dull pain
Derived forms of ache
aching, adjective achingly, adverbWord Origin for ache
Old English
ācan (vb),
æce (n), Middle English
aken (vb),
ache (n). Compare
bake,
batch
Medical definitions for aching
ache
[ āk ]
n.
A dull persistent pain.
v.
To suffer a dull, sustained pain.