aching

Variant of ache

ache definition

ache (āk)

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

a dull, continuous pain

Etymology: ME < OE ece, æce < the v.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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