Associations to the word «Aching»

Wiktionary

ACHING, verb. Present participle of ache
ACHING, adjective. That aches; continuously painful.
ACHING, noun. The feeling of an ache; a dull pain.

Dictionary definition

ACHING, noun. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
ACHING, adjective. Causing a dull and steady pain; "my aching head"; "her old achy joints".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats