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Synonyms
ach·ing (ā́kĭng)

adjective 

  1. Dully painful.
  2. Full of painful yearning or sorrow: an aching heart.

derivatives

ach́ing·ly
adverb
ache (āk)

[Middle English aken, from Old English acan.]

intransitive verb: ached, ach·ing, aches. 

  1. To suffer a dull, sustained pain.
  2. To feel sympathy or compassion.
  3. To yearn painfully: refugees who ached for their homeland.

noun 

  1. A dull, steady pain. See synonyms at pain
  2. A longing or desire; a yen.
  3. A painful sorrow.