as in aching
to feel or cause physical pain
my poor head was paining so from all that racket
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Indeed, this feels to me very much like a play a writer would write after being stuck for months in a house with teens, aching to live their lives and sometimes seeing their loving parents as captors, even as moms and dads just tried to hold their lives together.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
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As a result, the weight pulled against my shoulders and left them aching after just a few hours on the trail.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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Not only that, but Trump remains committed to hurting them and continuing to harm our global interests and relationships by issuing new across-the-board tariffs of 15%.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Iran war is driving energy prices up and hurting economies worldwide.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Paining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paining. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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