Definition of aching

"aching" in the noun sense

1. ache, aching

a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

"aching" in the verb sense

1. hurt, ache, suffer

feel physical pain

"Were you hurting after the accident?"

2. 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"

3. ache, smart, hurt

be the source of pain

"aching" in the adjective sense

1. aching, achy

causing a dull and steady pain

"my aching head"

"her old achy joints"

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Quotations for aching

Better a tooth out than always aching. [ Proverb ]

Night is the time for rest;
How sweet, when labours close,
To gather round an aching breast
The curtain of repose.
Stretch the tired limbs, and lay the head
Down on our own delightful bed. [ James Montgomery ]

The tongue ever turns to the aching tooth. [ Proverb ]

Dark the Night, with breath all flowers.
And tender broken voice that fills
With ravishment the listening hours, -
Whisperings, wooings.
Liquid ripples, and soft ring-dove cooings
In low-toned rhythm that love's aching stills!
Dark the night
Yet is she bright.
For in her dark she brings the mystic star.
Trembling yet strong, as is the voice of love.
From some unknown afar. [ George Eliot ]

There is an aching that is worse than any pain. [ George MacDonald ]

The tongue is ever turning to the aching tooth. [ Proverb ]

All was ended now, the hope and the fear and the sorrow, all the aching of heart, the restless, unsatisfied longing, fill the dull, deep pain, and constant anguish of patience. [ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ]

aching in Scrabble®

The word aching is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters aching:

ACHING
(48)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word aching

ACHING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In aching

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aching in Words With Friends™

The word aching is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters aching:

ACHING
(66)
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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word aching

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In aching

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Word Growth involving aching

Shorter words in aching

hi chi chin

in chin

Longer words containing aching

accroaching

achingly farreachingly

achingly overreachingly

achingly preachingly

achingly reproachingly

achingly teachingly

achingly unachingly

approaching

attaching reattaching

attaching unattaching

beaching beachings

bellyaching

broaching

caching geocaching geocachings

caching microcaching

caching recaching

coaching noncoaching

coaching outcoaching

coaching overcoaching

coaching undercoaching

detaching semidetaching

encroaching

impeaching

incroaching

leaching bleaching bleachings

leaching bleaching nonbleaching

leaching bleaching overbleaching

leaching bleaching rebleaching

leaching bleaching unbleaching

leaching bleaching underbleaching

leaching leachings bleachings

poaching poachings

reaching breaching nonbreaching

reaching downreaching

reaching farreaching farreachingly

reaching farreaching farreachingness

reaching forereaching

reaching headreaching

reaching inreaching

reaching outreaching

reaching overreaching overreachingly

reaching overreaching overreachingness

reaching preaching nonpreaching

reaching preaching outpreaching

reaching preaching overpreaching

reaching preaching preachingly

reaching preaching preachings

reaching preaching repreaching

reaching preaching unpreaching

reaching preaching upreaching

reaching underreaching

reaching widereaching

reproaching reproachingly

stomaching

teaching microteaching microteachings

teaching misteaching

teaching nonteaching

teaching overteaching

teaching reteaching foreteaching

teaching reteaching preteaching

teaching schoolteaching schoolteachings

teaching selfteaching

teaching teachingly

teaching teachings microteachings

teaching teachings schoolteachings

teaching underteaching

teaching unteaching

unaching unachingly

unaching unachingness