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aching

/ˈeɪ.kɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪkɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of ache

adjective more aching · most aching

That aches; continuously painful; that causes pain. The aching heart, the aching head.
Similar: smarting, sore, achesome, aching, achy, raw, hurt, hurty, griefful, pained, painfilled, painful

noun achings

The feeling of an ache; a dull pain.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: painful, achy, sore, eager, throbbing, hurting, smarting, tender, stinging, nagging, agonizing, excruciating, inflamed, gnawing, twinging, stabbing

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adj To suffer from a nagging ache

Español	adolorido, dolorido, adolorado, doliente

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@misc{aching_2026,
  title = {aching},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aching},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}