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ache

[ayk] / eɪk /


VERB
feeling soreness or dull pain, often physical
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Luke's family said the Sunderland fan was caring and loved their dog Wilf, adding their hearts would "ache forever".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The piece took Jordan two days and resulted in a neck ache.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

The nerves sent pure fire through me, but it swiftly receded to a dull, constant ache.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

As Joel Reichow pulled an assortment of shoes for her to try, he reassured her it’s common to feel aches in the final training push.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

"Even inside the house, the smoke gets in. Honestly, since the haze, my body aches, as if I've been beaten up. The immune system is down. I get coughs and colds easily."

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

That is, until a few hours later when those uncomfortable muscle aches start setting in.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

People infected with typhus typically develop symptoms within one to two weeks, which may include a fever, headache, rash and body aches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Which is a lie—I’m sure it still aches, but it probably won’t affect his driving.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod 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

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

From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026

During the workshops Rice says her hands cramped, her back hurt and her feet ached.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025

My back ached as though someone had sat on me while I slept, and my throat was sore.

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

In a world of instant gratification, it teaches perseverance through early practices and aching muscles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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

My head stops aching and the sharp pain in my ribs goes down as I sit on a log and drink tea and let the beauty work into me for that whole day.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen


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