1
as in sore
causing or feeling bodily pain
my poor, aching back
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2
as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
another one of those aching country songs about a woman who done him wrong
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as in hurting
to feel or cause physical pain
my feet ache from all that walking
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Recent Examples of aching
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
Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
That’s why our hearts are aching over his death at 78.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2026
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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
What is clear is that a wounded city is aching again.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
That’s why our hearts are aching over his death at 78.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aching
Adjective
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And the Gunners are feeling rather sore at the moment.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Steph Curry labored through Sunday’s 111-85 victory with a sore knee, and he was ruled out for Monday’s game at Target Center.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Verb
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This is a relief for now, but the market won’t stop being worried about memory hurting gross margins until prices come down.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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But Forte cautioned in a letter to the committee that the measure would handcuff the court, which sometimes must act to prevent a young person from hurting themselves or others.—
Katie Mulvaney,
The Providence Journal,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This winter’s procedure, Edman said, included a ligament repair and the removal of some painful bone spurs in the ankle, which had limited not just his baserunning but his ability to bounce back and forth between the infield and the outfield.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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With Rock’s unmistakable voice narrating every awkward win and painful loss, the series balanced humor with real-life lessons.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Newsom shakes his head, seeming more mournful than angry.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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In addition to occasional bursts of folk songs, there are outstanding new compositions by Mario Batkovic that move from a quick, nerve-jangling pulse to a full surge of mournful chords in a late sequence.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That’s why my leg is throbbing.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The book club regularly meets to discuss romance novels in all their sticky, sweaty, throbbing passions.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Though heartbroken, Punsalan and Swallow decided to compete at Lillehammer anyway.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
3 Feb. 2026
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An internal exam performed by her doctor indicated signs of a miscarriage at just five weeks, leaving her and her husband heartbroken.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Frostbite symptoms depend on tissue injury depth and range from superficial injuries like numbness, tingling or waxy skin to clear blisters and pink tissue.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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That makes numbness different from tingling, a prickly sensation that indicates that a nerve is irritated.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Aching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aching. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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