as in ached
to feel or cause physical pain
my poor head was paining so from all that racket
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And, before getting hurt, Paredes trailed just Altuve for leading the team in home runs.—
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“Pained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pained. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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