"aching" meaning in English

See aching in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈeɪ.kɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-aching.wav [US] Forms: more aching [comparative], most aching [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} aching (comparative more aching, superlative most aching)
  1. That aches; continuously painful; that causes pain. Derived forms: achingly, backaching, nonaching, toothaching, unaching Translations (To suffer from a nagging ache): hīwiniwini (Maori), kōrangaranga (Maori), adolorido (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-aching-en-adj-MnHjyVGc

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.kɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-aching.wav [US] Forms: achings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} aching (plural achings)
  1. The feeling of an ache; a dull pain.
    Sense id: en-aching-en-noun-7DIxBvGO

Verb

IPA: /ˈeɪ.kɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-aching.wav [US]
Rhymes: -eɪkɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} aching
  1. present participle and gerund of ache Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: ache
    Sense id: en-aching-en-verb-TmQpuDyr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 4 74 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 37 4 59

Inflected forms

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