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  • past participle of ache.
  • past tense form of ache.

ached

VERB
feeling soreness or dull pain, often physical
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She wrote that her heart ached most looking at a poster her three children made when they were young.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Before Edward and Bella took over the world, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” viewers ached for David Boreanaz’s Angel and James Marsters’ Spike, centuries-old bros who fall for a very special high school blonde.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

Those ached more than stung and left me completely voiceless for the following 24 hours.

From Slate Apr. 18, 2026

Cordova had been working on a Mexican American project, but he ached to create a story that specifically reflected his Ecuadorean background.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2025

Her throat ached, thinking of everything else she was done with.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix



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