"aching" meaning in English

See aching in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈeɪ.kɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-aching.wav 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. Synonyms: smarting, sore, painful 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 16 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 15 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 8 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 69 19 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 9 10

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.kɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-aching.wav 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
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

Inflected forms

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          "word": "achingly"
        },
        {
          "word": "backaching"
        },
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          "word": "nonaching"
        },
        {
          "word": "toothaching"
        },
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        }
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          "text": "The aching heart, the aching head.",
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        },
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          "ref": "1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, published 1993, page 189:",
          "text": "There was a long spell of silence, a big, aching void, and then from the Professor a keen 'S-s-s-s!'",
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        {
          "word": "smarting"
        },
        {
          "word": "sore"
        },
        {
          "word": "painful"
        }
      ],
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "To suffer from a nagging ache",
          "word": "hīwiniwini"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "To suffer from a nagging ache",
          "word": "kōrangaranga"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "To suffer from a nagging ache",
          "word": "adolorido"
        }
      ]
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "To suffer from a nagging ache",
      "word": "hīwiniwini"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "To suffer from a nagging ache",
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      "sense": "To suffer from a nagging ache",
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