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
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Braxton shares an aching need to be vulnerable only to realize by album’s end that such unions can result in horrible betrayal, her words of lament surrounded by swelling, lush orchestration.
—Clarence A. Haynes
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Toward the end of the track, when Beverly and Elizabeth’s voices blend together, the singing begins to feel spiritual, more like a prayer for an aching world than an ode to those who must endure it.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
In this aching, unorthodox historical drama, Davies tells the story of the pacifist poet and veteran Siegfried Sassoon, whose experiences fighting in the First World War forever transformed him.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Braxton shares an aching need to be vulnerable only to realize by album’s end that such unions can result in horrible betrayal, her words of lament surrounded by swelling, lush orchestration.
—Clarence A. Haynes
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Verb
The medley for winter-weary Americans has included everything from aching backs from shoveling to sore throats to frozen noses.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Toward the end of the track, when Beverly and Elizabeth’s voices blend together, the singing begins to feel spiritual, more like a prayer for an aching world than an ode to those who must endure it.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aching
Adjective
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Below, designers reveal other trends that may have once been considered daring and timely but now stick out like a sore thumb.—
Lacey Ramburger,
The Spruce,
19 Feb. 2026
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Afterward, attendees ignore their sore feet and head out to get traditional Vienna sausages for breakfast before going home.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 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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Jesse Jackson has always had a feel for the hurting ones.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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For owners who worry about the harsh ice melt salt or chemicals hurting their pets’ paws (or even their garden plants), there are a variety of pet-safe ice melt products such as Eco-Traction and Green Earth Pet Friendly Safety Salt Handle Bag.—
Christina Cush,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl is getting candid about the painful process of grieving her late costar, Eric Dane.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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For people with Crohn’s disease, those decisions can have serious consequences, including painful flares, emergency room visits and long-term complications.—
Amy Sue Harper,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Such memories flowed freely this week on social media and in mournful first-person essays.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
6 Feb. 2026
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Newsom shakes his head, seeming more mournful than angry.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And yet, as dynasties could emerge across a number of divisions in boys hockey this postseason, none should diminish what will be yet another heart-throbbing three weeks.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Winning by rallying the naïve and clueless is one thing, but administering a throbbing behemoth is a greater challenge.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Community ‘heartbroken’ over sewage spill Philip Gray used to enjoy paddling down the river in a canoe or floating in an inner tube, beer in hand, toward his home in Cabin John.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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The lyrics emanated from dramatic words and emotions expressed by owner Terry Pegula, football boss Brandon Beane and new head coach about their heartbroken hero.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Rather than involving the wrist’s median nerve, the ulnar nerve in the elbow is compressed, resulting in numbness and tingling in some fingers along with aching pain in the elbow.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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While both syndromes cause numbness and tingling, only thoracic outlet syndrome causes the hands to become cold due to a lack of circulation.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Aching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aching. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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