aching (for)

present participle of ache (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aching (for)
Verb
  • For sports fans craving game-day camaraderie, fall and winter are ideal, when Syracuse football fills the Dome with Orange pride and basketball season brings the city’s most electric crowds from November through March.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • For those craving sunshine, there are some window-side tables in the back of the restaurant with a beautiful ocean view.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Twenty-first-century indie shaped the identities of many Millennials, but it’s now often talked about with pitying nostalgia—as the bygone style of hipsters with handlebar mustaches pretending to be countercultural while making easy-listening music for hotel lobbies.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Now, Kittle said, kids are growing up wanting to specifically play tight end and specializing much earlier.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Morgan breaks up with him and admits that Joanne's relationship made her rush into things, despite not wanting to go at that pace.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Aching (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aching%20%28for%29. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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