aching means that aches; continuously painful; that causes pain.
aching is pronounced /ˈeɪ.kɪŋ/.
Why “aching” is a great word
Characterized by or causing a continuous, dull pain. From the present participle of the verb 'ache' (from Middle English 'aken', of uncertain origin, possibly from Old English 'acan') + the suffix '-ing'. Unlike “sore,” which signals a localized, sharp protest of the flesh, or “throbbing,” which marks time with a vascular drumbeat, aching is a steady-state murmur, a low-pressure system settled deep within the body’s weather. It is the cold ache in old bones before rain, the weary ache behind the eyes after too much reading, the hollow ache of a room long empty—the body’s slow monologue of wear, reminding us that some pains do not demand attention so much as they refuse to release it.
adj
- That aches; continuously painful; that causes pain.e.g.“The aching heart, the aching head.”
noun
- The feeling of an ache; a dull pain.
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