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adjective

Definition of achingnext
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as in sore
causing or feeling bodily pain my poor, aching back

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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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aching

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verb

present participle of ache
as in hurting
to feel or cause physical pain my feet ache from all that walking

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Achilles' heels

aching

aching (for)

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“Aching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aching. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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