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ache

[eyk] / eɪk /


VERB
feeling soreness or dull pain, often physical
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Still, her transformation of Parton’s clouded sunshine into a feral ache is stunning.

From Salon Aug. 29, 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

Mr. Barragán, a reporter and researcher for the New York Times based in Madrid, is good on the small ache that makes the whole enterprise possible.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

In retrospect, taken collectively, much of McCarthy’s work as an actor, filmmaker and journalist hinges on the friendship motif — that primordial ache to belong, that yearning to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

The ache squeezing my heart eased up a little, and somehow, I was able to fall asleep.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

“There’s something fun about conflating the physical aches and pains of middle age with the more metaphysical aches and pains of middle age,” says Tropper.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Suede frontman Brett Anderson describes the band's 10th album as "broken music for broken people", and the music aches for connection in a technological age that feels increasingly disconnected.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Common symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, and abdominal pain.

From Science Daily Jun. 22, 2026

The aches in her joints reminding her that she was still a few hours shy of a complete healing.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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

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

From BBC Jan. 14, 2025

They think about the mixed martial arts workouts at a West Hollywood gym where they grappled, wrestled and tackled until their lungs burned and muscles ached.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2024

My eyes ached from the strain of typing.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The morning after losing to Federer, an aching Willis limped to the shower at 4:30am to get ready for an interview on ITV's Good Morning Britain.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

It seemed like the set was closing with “In the Dark,” an aching ballad from their Venturing side project, plainly declaring “I still dream of us” through a fog of effects.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

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

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

After leaving an interview with Andy Cohen at SiriusXM’s studio, she slides back into her seat and removes her sky-high Louboutin stilettos, taking stock of her aching feet: “That’s going to suck later.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

But even kalte kost would be a small price to pay, I thought as I stretched my aching body on the foul straw, for the precious books I clutched between my hands.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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