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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
The team's other star tackle Taylor Decker, meanwhile, talked about the daily struggle of keeping his aching shoulder ready for gameday. Christian Romo, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025 In any case, these are Beckett’s drifters, no doubt, right down to the aching feet and bad breath. Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aching
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aching
Adjective
  • And then, sticking out like a sore thumb amidst all these names, is Mamukelashvili.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The cool temperature may also soothe sore gums.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Oct. 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
  • The resumption of student loan payments, high inflation and a tough job market are key factors hurting young borrowers.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The ravages of loneliness are especially hurting people with disabilities.
    Joni Eareckson Tada, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The murder scene was so gruesome and painful to process that the community simply burnt the house down.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Fumbling with the plastic nubs can be painful and frustrating.
    Zoe Gates, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Walt Disney Imagineering updated the storyline of Black Widow Bride Constance Hatchway earlier this year by turning her from an axe murderer who beheads her wealthy husbands into a more mournful figure overwhelmed by the dread of lost love.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In this context, even a simple boast about wielding a Beretta sounded mournful.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nothing except my ankle, which was throbbing painfully.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That’s why my leg is throbbing.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Though we were heartbroken at the goodbyes, there was a small sense of relief, knowing that fewer mouths to feed would mean a little more food for those who stayed behind.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez each hit a solo home run for the Mariners in the team’s first Game 7 but Seattle failed to reach its first World Series, leaving the heartbroken Mariners as the only major league team without a pennant.
    Ian Harrison, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Stores have cleared out their spooky decor and swapped it for tinsel and bows, and my shopping senses are tingling.
    Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The star has been open about her symptoms, including numbness and tingling, before her diagnosis, and found comfort in finding a community.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Aching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aching. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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