Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Dully painful.
- adjective Full of painful yearning or sorrow.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Enduring or causing pain; painful.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective That aches; continuously painful. See
ache .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
ache . - adjective That
aches ; continuouslypainful . Seeache
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
- adjective causing a dull and steady pain
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Examples
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"No craving void left aching in the breast") _an aching void_; and the nephew, Dr. Arthur Aikin, by way of variety, _a void aching_; whilst Mrs. Barbault he designated as _that pleonasm of nakedness_; since, as if it were not enough to be _bare_, she was also
Autobiographical Sketches Thomas De Quincey 1822
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And by the way … Belly aching is sooo not attractive! —
Obama to Attend ‘Neighborhood Ball’ - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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"No doubt your shoulder is aching from the shooting," he said.
High Plains Drifting 2010
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Stop it …. .you're killing me …. my sides are aching from the laughter.
Michael Moore Making Fahrenheit 9/11 Sequel! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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I am currently aching from the stoppage that is this collection of backed-up posts:
Blogstipation Is A Bitch (And So Am I) | Her Bad Mother 2007
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We could do nothing but wait in aching inactivity during those two weary days.
The War of The Worlds by H. G. Wells: Part 5 | Solar Flare: Science Fiction News 2005
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She passed the night huddled at the base of the tree in aching, lonely terror, clutching her pendant of the Sacred Virgin, rocking back and forth in prayer.
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She passed the night huddled at the base of the tree in aching, lonely terror, clutching her pendant of the Sacred Virgin, rocking back and forth in prayer.
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Paddy, his backside aching from the hard bench, was in a whimpering mood, and to pass the time away I talked with a rather superior tramp, a young carpenter who wore a collar and tie and was on the road, he said, for lack of a set of tools.
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But in the main it was hard work, and at the end of an hour Joe's back was aching from the unaccustomed strain, and his fingers were cut and bleeding from his clumsy handling of the sharp-edged oysters.
Chapter XIV 1902
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