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ache

[eyk] / eɪk /


VERB
feeling soreness or dull pain, often physical
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Now, I ache a little when I think about those refusals.

From Salon Aug. 31, 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

That mix of discouragement and discontent surfaced repeatedly, like a dull ache, in conversations with dozens of voters across the San Gabriel Valley.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2026

She presents her daughter’s sudden death in crisp, often tart prose that cannot mask the ache that lurks beneath the surface.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Besides, Penelope had been standing at the door of Lady Constance’s dressing room for a quarter of an hour waiting to get a word in, and her feet were beginning to ache.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

So, does that mean Ohtani feels like he could be more up-front with the team about his physical well-being, regardless of whether he thinks he can play through aches and pains?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 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

However, around one in five people who are infected develop a fever and moderate symptoms such as body aches, vomiting and diarrhea.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

These include repeatedly waking up throughout the night to relieve himself and "stomach aches real bad".

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

I watch her run next to me, flinching at the aches in her legs.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

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

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

From BBC Jan. 14, 2025

My eyes ached in the harsh sunlight spearing through the office’s wooden blinds.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

As the Aedes aegypti mosquito expanded its range across more of the Americas, it brought with it the delirium, jaundice, and aching joints of yellow fever.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

Injuries and exhaustion have him aching to retire.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

I tried moving but my arms were aching.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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