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Definition of aching
1 : that aches an aching back
2 : causing or reflecting distress, deep emotion, or longing aching country ballads
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Examples of aching in a Sentence
another one of those aching country songs about a woman who done him wrong
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There’s the girl who doesn’t get it and there’s the guy with the aching heart.
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Though not a number one record, the song has remained a staple of the George Strait catalog with its aching portrayal of the loneliness felt by a rodeo cowboy.
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Soothe aching muscles with R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, compression, elevation).
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Nothing heals a bruised knee, a confused head, or an aching heart like a kiss from papa.
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Looking for a crazy theory to soothe my aching mind.
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On Sundays, the Wildcats' day off, Jackson is back at the football facility stretching and straining the lactic acid out of his aching muscles for two, three, maybe four hours.
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Roberson imbued his young character with an aching tenderness.
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His belly spread and aching knees stood in sharp relief against her girl-freckles and bangs.
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First Known Use of aching
13th century
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