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

  • (..) Truth is, I don't want to know. Some things are best left unsaid. I like to think it was something so beautiful... ...it can't be expressed in words... ...and makes your heart ache because of it. I tell you, those voices soared... ...higher and farther than anybody in a gray place dares to dream. (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption