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aching

[ey-king] / ˈeɪ kɪŋ /


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

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Showing her aching vulnerability, it's about a bank clerk with flaming locks of auburn hair who flirted with her husband.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

At the film’s aching core is the romantic tether between the boys that refuses to die even in the face of gory attacks, painful betrayals and even uncertainty among the two of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

“Oh, isn’t it! All about people you know, and such fun! You ought to hear it, and I’ve been aching to tell it this long time. Come, you begin.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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