1
: that aches
an aching back
2
: causing or reflecting distress, deep emotion, or longing
aching country ballads
Examples of aching in a Sentence
another one of those aching country songs about a woman who done him wrong
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain (1997) Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain is an aching, tender slow burn shaped by absence.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
The dramatic and aching second movement, according to Egarr, may have been a love letter to one of Beethoven’s romantic interests.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026
And no matter what the ultimate tally, every individual is an aching, terrible loss.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Aching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aching. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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