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How to pronounce ache in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hurt, suffer
Type of perceive, comprehend
Has types kill, catch, get, prick, sting, twinge
Derivation aching
Type Words
Synonyms languish, pine, yearn, yen
Type of long, yearn, hanker
Has types die


She ached for a cigarette.
Type Words
Synonyms hurt, smart
Type of cause to be perceived
Has types bite, itch, sting, burn, shoot, act up, throb, thirst, hunger
Derivation aching
Type Words
Synonyms aching
Type of pain, hurting
Has types cephalalgia, earache, gastralgia, head ache, headache, odontalgia, otalgia, stomach ache, stomachache, backache, toothache, bellyache
Derivation achy

Examples of ache

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Driving the car is an emotional and a physical experience that I ache to repeat.
From the sfgate.com
The tears in my eyes I can wipe away, but the ache in my heart will always stay.
From the thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
The tears in our eyes we can wipe away, the ache in our hearts will always stay.
From the thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
Happy as a clam but with my arms beginning to ache I looked forward to my lunch.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Already her back was beginning to ache, and she could hear the twins squabbling.
From the express.co.uk
I ache to provide nourishment through nursing and to witness wobbly first steps.
From the parenting.blogs.nytimes.com
In humans, the virus causes a stomach ache and may lead to respiratory collapse.
From the voanews.com
Even the insurance companies are finding it a total ball-ache, and won't profit.
From the guardian.co.uk
I ache for them and their families, but wrongly convicting me is not the answer.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
  • Hurt: feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
  • Have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
  • Be the source of pain
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