Aching

Aching
Ache Ache, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aching}.] [OE. aken, AS. acan, both strong verbs, AS. acan, imp. [=o]c, p. p. acen, to ache; perh. orig. to drive, and akin to agent.] To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed. ``My old bones ache.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

The sins that in your conscience ache. --Keble. [1913 Webster]


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  • Aching — heißen: Aching (Gemeinde Braunau), Ortsteil der Stadt Braunau am Inn, Bezirk Braunau am Inn, Oberösterreich Aching (Gemeinde Hohenzell), Ortschaft der Gemeinde Hohenzell, Bezirk Ried im Innkreis, Oberösterreich Aching (Gemeinde Sankt Peter),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Aching — Ach ing, a. That aches; continuously painful. See {Ache}. {Ach ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] The aching heart, the aching head. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • aching — aching; un·aching; …   English syllables

  • aching — index painful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • aching — adjective Date: 13th century 1. that aches < an aching back > 2. causing or reflecting distress, deep emotion, or longing < aching country ballads > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • aching — adjective That aches; continuously painful. See ache The aching heart, the aching head …   Wiktionary

  • aching — achingly, adv. /ay king/, adj. 1. causing physical pain or distress: treatment for an aching back. 2. full of or precipitating nostalgia, grief, loneliness, etc. [1200 1250; ME; see ACHE, ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • aching — adj. Aching is used with these nouns: ↑arm, ↑back, ↑joint, ↑loneliness, ↑muscle, ↑pain, ↑void …   Collocations dictionary

  • aching — ache ► NOUN ▪ a continuous or prolonged dull pain. ► VERB 1) suffer from an ache. 2) (ache for/to do) feel intense desire for or to do. DERIVATIVES aching adjective. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • aching — I noun a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain • Syn: ↑ache • Derivationally related forms: ↑ache, ↑achy (for: ↑ache), ↑ache ( …   Useful english dictionary

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