aching

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of ache

comparative more aching · superlative most aching

1. That aches; continuously painful; that causes pain.

   The aching heart, the aching head.

   1851, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Golden Legend

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   There was a long spell of silence, a big, aching void, and then from the Professor a keen 'S-s-s-s!'

   1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, published 1993, page 189

   Synonyms: smarting, sore, achesome, achy, raw, hurt, hurty, griefful

plural achings

1. The feeling of an ache; a dull pain.