- present participle of ache.
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Stock up for Halloween or grab some whenever your sweet tooth is aching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
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
Their bodies were bruised and aching from their pounding up and down in the bows, and they were exhausted from lack of sleep.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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