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ache

Definition

  • noun: a pain that is not sharp but continues for a long time
  • verb: to produce a dull continuous pain
  • verb: to suffer a usually dull persistent pain
  • often used in combination with parts of the body
  • synonyms: ache for, ache to, aching

Examples

  • His heart 'ached' [=he felt sad and sorry] for the children begging on the streets.

  • Symptoms of the flu include fever, general 'aches and pains', and sore throat.

  • She looked through the old pictures with a dull 'ache' in her heart.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Want to go for a walk? (SIGHS) What is it? Just before you went into the hospital, there was this... I felt an ache in my hip. So, I had a PET scan... and it lit up like a Christmas tree. The lining of my chest and my liver... (..)
    2014 The Fault in Our Stars