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aching meaning

EN[ˈeɪkɪŋ] [-eɪkɪŋ]

    Definition of aching in English Dictionary

  • NounPLachingsSUF-ing
    1. The feeling of an ache; a dull pain.
    2. Verb
      1. present participle of ache.
      2. AdjectiveCOMmore achingSUPmost aching
        1. That aches; continuously painful.
        2. More Examples
          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • The water steamed and bubbled around me. I felt a rush of gratitude for it, that it should well up out of the mountain, bathe my aching body, and unthaw my frozen limbs.
        • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
          1. Adjectives
            • Nouns
              • Countable nouns
              • Verbs
                • Verb forms
                  • Participles
                    • Present participles
              Related Links:
              1. en achings
              2. en achingly
              Source: Wiktionary

              Meaning of aching for the defined word.

              Grammatically, this word "aching" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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