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Adjective aching has 1 sense
- aching, achy - causing a dull and steady pain; "my aching head"; "her old achy joints"
Antonym: painless (indirect, via painful)
Noun aching has 1 sense
- ache, aching - a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
--1 is a kind of pain, hurting
--1 has particulars:
Verb ache has 3 senses
- hurt, ache, suffer - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
--1 is one way to perceive, comprehend
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue ache
- ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish - have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
--2 is one way to hanker, long, yearn
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- ache, smart, hurt - be the source of pain
--3 is one way to cause to be perceived
Sample sentence:
Did his feet ache?
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