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ache

[eyk] / eɪk /


VERB
feeling soreness or dull pain, often physical
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Angurweet is used as a remedy for ailments including stomach ache.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Still, her transformation of Parton’s clouded sunshine into a feral ache is stunning.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

“You were our hero and our hearts ache in your absence. We love you. We miss you.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

"It's tough work... the hardest part is carrying the seaweed back. It's very heavy and your shoulders ache afterwards."

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

My shoulders slumped, and I felt an ache like a bruise where the ghost hand grabbed me.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

The daughter of another medbed believer recalled her mother’s words: We won’t have those aches and pains anymore; your dad’s heart will be better.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

She is in her late 70s and complains of nagging aches and pains, neuropathy, fatigue, anxiety, and occasional changes in her weight.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Less common symptoms are vomiting, body aches and low-grade fever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Others will experience mild symptoms such as fever, body aches and nausea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

“I wish I had no heart, it aches so,” sighed Meg, after a pause.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Her mother ultimately relented and let her daughter attend art school, but Kusama ached to stretch beyond the country’s traditional Nihonga painting style.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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

"My heart ached, and I could only pray: 'God, please don't let that happen.'"

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025

They dug until their hands were raw with open blisters and every muscle ached, but they had no time for rest.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

My aching nostalgia isn’t limited to how the White House used to operate.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Green lasers shot out into the crowd, revealing the faces of fans who’d waited all night on aching feet to see their favorites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

"My shifts at work landed on the same days, too. During my morning shower, I felt faint; I had to be realistic and call in sick. My body was completely exhausted, aching and cramping."

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

My feet were still aching when I boarded my flight home the next day.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

The same hostile roof now again rose before me: my prospects were doubtful yet; and I had yet an aching heart.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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