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Ache

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Noun

1. ache, aching

a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

Verb

2. ache, hurt, suffer

feel physical pain

Example Sentences:
'Were you hurting after the accident?'

3. ache, languish, pine, yearn, yen

have a desire for something or someone who is not present

Example Sentences:
'She ached for a cigarette'
'I am pining for my lover'

4. ache, hurt, smart

be the source of pain

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ache

see synonyms of ache
verb (intransitive)
1. 
to feel, suffer, or be the source of a continuous dull pain
2. 
to suffer mental anguish
noun
3. 
a continuous dull pain

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Ache

see synonyms of ache
verb intransitiveWord forms: ached or ˈaching
1. 
to have or give dull, steady pain
2. 
to feel sympathy, pity, etc. (for)
3.  Informal
to yearn or long
with for or an infinitive
noun
4. 
a dull, continuous pain

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ache

see synonyms of ache
intr.v. ached, ach·ing, aches
1. To suffer a dull, sustained pain.
2. To feel sympathy or compassion: ached for his heartbroken friend.
3. To yearn or long: refugees who ached for their homeland.
n.
1. A dull, steady pain. See Synonyms at pain.
2. A painful sorrow.
3. A longing or desire.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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