1
: in an aching manner
achingly sad songs
2
: extremely, exceedingly
achingly complicated
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an achingly funny movie
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Some of these achingly beautiful images look like paintings come to life briefly on celluloid.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
Gaga later sings a hopeful yet achingly desperate take on Joker, but the Harlequin version is one of the album’s most spectacular recordings.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
The marble lobby is grand, with a spectacular stained glass ceiling that is achingly beautiful.
—Rona Berg, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Firstborn, which acts as a remembrance for her late daughter, offers an achingly candid record of her unfathomable loss.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Mar. 2025
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
Gaga later sings a hopeful yet achingly desperate take on Joker, but the Harlequin version is one of the album’s most spectacular recordings.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
The marble lobby is grand, with a spectacular stained glass ceiling that is achingly beautiful.
—Rona Berg, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Firstborn, which acts as a remembrance for her late daughter, offers an achingly candid record of her unfathomable loss.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for achingly
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“Achingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/achingly. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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