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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ache \Ache\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ached}; p. pr & vb n. {Aching}.] [OE. aken, AS acan, both strong verbs, AS acan, imp. [=o]c, p. p. acen, to ache; perh. orig. to drive, and akin to agent.] To suffer pain; to have or be in pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed. ``My old bones ache.'' --Shak. The sins that in your conscience ache. --Keble. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aching \Ach"ing\, a. That aches; continuously painful. See {Ache}. -- {Ach"ing*ly}, adv The aching heart, the aching head. --Longfellow. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aching adj : causing a dull and steady pain; "my aching head"; "her old achy joints" [syn: {achy}] n : a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain [syn: {ache}]
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