intransitive verb ached, aching ach′·ing

1. to have or give dull, steady pain
2. to feel sympathy, pity, etc. (for)
3. Informal to yearn or long: with for or an infinitive

Etymology: orig. ake < ME aken < OE acan, akin to LowG äken, to smart & MDu akel, sorrow, shame < IE base *agos-, fault, guilt, sin: sp. ache through confusion with the n.

noun

Etymology: ME < OE ece, æce < the v.