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verb

present participle of ache

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of aching
Adjective
Indeed, Macron has zipped furiously across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia all year, negotiating deals on climate, trade, military assistance, and peace, some of it in an effort to fill an aching vacuum left by Washington. Vivienne Walt, Time, 10 June 2025 In this novel about the shape-shifting nature of love, Parsons captures Kit’s grief in aching and honest terms. Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
Her endlessly inventive vocal approach and aching tenderness with ballads earned her a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master designation in 2012. Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025 What begins as a casual conversation about the weather and aching hips gradually deepens into an unexpected friendship—and perhaps something more. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aching
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aching
Adjective
  • Neil’s with the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sixx’s with the Los Angeles Times — also have their subjects addressing the band’s split with former guitarist Mick Mars in 2022 and the sore feelings and lawsuits that have come out of that.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The Angels were also without shortstop Zach Neto because of a sore left wrist and outfielder Jo Adell because of vertigo.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Verb
  • On the other hand, leaving rates too high could overly restrict spending and hiring, hurting the economy.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But the addition of so many people had the unwanted consequence of sending home prices in these markets through the roof, hurting locals' ability to buy.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In other words, the more painful the cry sounded, the warmer the listener's face became—and the effect was the same for both men and women.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Queen could have surgery to remove bunions, but has been warned against it as the surgery is too painful.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Lush cellos and mournful piano trills coexist with the overall less-is-more sound.
    Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Similarly, the discreetly mournful compositions of Giorgio Matteo and Aki Oliviero’s score hover politely on the periphery of the (in)action, careful not to intrude.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Even with a relatively small sample size, the anomaly stuck out like a giant, red, throbbing sore thumb — a favorite gag in animation.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Amongst those, the director highlights cinematographer Cris Neira — who worked in Cinemascope inspired by the work of Sergio Leone — and young musician Xenia, who wrote the film’s throbbing techno score after being approached by the director.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • And utterly heartbroken for Charlie’s young family.
    Amanda Castro Gabe Whisnant Anna Commander Toby Meyjes Shane Croucher John Feng Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The woman noted that canceling the shower has left her heartbroken.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On both of us, the product lathered up wonderfully and had an invigorating tingling sensation, likely thanks to the line's new PhytoFerment innovation.
    Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Some people have no symptoms, but others may feel pain, tingling, numbness or muscle weakness.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Aching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aching. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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