heart-ache

  • 11ache — 01. My thumb has really been [aching] since I shut the door on it. 02. The hockey player had a terrible [ache] in his shoulder after the game. 03. Her tooth was [aching] so much that she had trouble falling asleep. 04. When I had the flu, my skin …

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  • 12ache — ache1 [eık] v [: Old English; Origin: acan] 1.) if part of your body aches, you feel a continuous, but not very sharp pain there = ↑hurt ▪ His feet were aching from standing so long. 2.) to want to do or have something very much ache for ▪ I m… …

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  • 13ache */ — I UK [eɪk] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms ache : present tense I/you/we/they ache he/she/it aches present participle aching past tense ached past participle ached 1) if part of your body aches, you feel a continuous pain there that is… …

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  • 14ache — /ayk/, v., ached, aching, n. v.i. 1. to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain: His whole body ached. 2. to feel great sympathy, pity, or the like: Her heart ached for the starving animals. 3. to feel eager; yearn; long: She ached to be the… …

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  • 15ache — ache1 [ eık ] noun count * 1. ) a pain that is continuous and unpleasant, but usually not very strong: a dull ache (=slight, but still unpleasant): There was a dull ache in his stomach. aches and pains (=minor pains that continue over a period of …

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  • 16heart — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ healthy, strong ▪ bad, weak ▪ beating, pounding, racing ▪ …

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  • 17heart — n 1.Sl. ticker, organ of circulation; bosom, breast. 2. inner feeling, feelings, soul, spirit, Sl. gut; sentiment, feeling, emotion; sensibility, responsiveness, passion; nature, disposition, temperament. 3. sympathy, fellow feeling,… …

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  • 18ache — 1. noun 1) a stomachache Syn: pain, cramp, twinge, pang; gnawing, stabbing, stinging, smarting; soreness, tenderness, irritation, discomfort 2) the ache in her heart Syn …

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  • 19ache — I. intransitive verb (ached; aching) Etymology: Middle English aken, from Old English acan Date: before 12th century 1. a. to suffer a usually dull persistent pain < an aching back > b. to become distressed or disturbed (as with anxiety or&#8230; …

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  • 20ache — [[t]eɪk[/t]] v. ached, ach•ing, n. 1) pat to have or suffer a continuous dull pain 2) to feel great sympathy, pity, or the like: His heart ached for the starving animals[/ex] 3) to feel painful eagerness; yearn; long: She ached to be the&#8230; …

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