ache

About 2.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

   My feet were aching for days after the marathon.

2. verb To cause someone or something to suffer pain.
3. noun Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.

   You may suffer a minor ache in your side.

4. noun Emotional suffering causing discomfort and physical pain.
5. noun Parsley.
6. noun Rare spelling of aitch.

Similar words

hurt suffer smart languish yearn long yen pine pain soreness

Often followed by

in of and to for with that or from

Word family

ached aches aching