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Medicine is the means by which we poor feeble creatures try to keep from dying or aching.
P. T. Barnum

Meaning of "aching" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACHING

aching  [ˈeɪkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aching is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ACHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of aching in the English dictionary

The definition of aching in the dictionary is causing a continuous dull pain. Other definition of aching is unhappy because you have a strong desire to have or do something or to be with someone and you cannot do so.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACHING


baking
ˈbeɪkɪŋ
braking
ˈbreɪkɪŋ
breaking
ˈbreɪkɪŋ
breathtaking
ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋ
decision-making
dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ
heartbreaking
ˈhɑːtˌbreɪkɪŋ
homemaking
ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkɪŋ
lovemaking
ˈlʌvˌmeɪkɪŋ
making
ˈmeɪkɪŋ
matchmaking
ˈmætʃˌmeɪkɪŋ
money-making
ˈmʌnɪmeɪkɪŋ
policy-making
ˈpɒlɪsɪmeɪkɪŋ
printmaking
ˈprɪntˌmeɪkɪŋ
raking
ˈreɪkɪŋ
record-breaking
ˈrɛkɔːdˈbreɪkɪŋ
risk-taking
ˈrɪskteɪkɪŋ
taking
ˈteɪkɪŋ
undertaking
ˈʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ
waking
ˈweɪkɪŋ
winemaking
ˈwaɪnmeɪkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACHING

achier
achiest
achievable
achieve
achievement
achievement age
achievement quotient
achievement test
achiever
Achill Island
achillea
Achillean
Achilles
Achilles heel
Achilles tendon
achimenes
achiness
achingly
achiote
achiral

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACHING

anything
approaching
branching
catching
coaching
enriching
etching
eye-catching
fetching
geocaching
itching
launching
matching
overarching
scorching
scratching
searching
stitching
stretching
teaching
touching

Synonyms and antonyms of aching in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ACHING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «aching» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of aching

Translation of «aching» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACHING

Find out the translation of aching to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aching from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aching» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

疼痛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dolor
570 millions of speakers

English

aching
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दर्द
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مؤلم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

doendo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

douleurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sakit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schmerzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

うずく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aching
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலியேற்படுத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुखणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ağrıyan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dolorante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ból
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

біль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dureri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πονώντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

värk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

verkende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aching

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACHING»

The term «aching» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.146 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACHING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «aching» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «aching» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aching

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10 QUOTES WITH «ACHING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word aching.
1
P. T. Barnum
Medicine is the means by which we poor feeble creatures try to keep from dying or aching.
2
Kevin Barry
I remember, as a child, a particular groan that my father would sound when he crawled from the bed in the morning. I hear the same groan now, precisely, every morning, when I emerge from my own lair. It's more than an expression of physical weariness - it's an aching of the soul. Even the groans get passed down.
3
Sanjeev Bhaskar
I love team sports - they give me something to focus on rather than the fact that I can't breathe or my muscles are aching.
4
Eric Cantona
You retire, but you're still aching to play. But in order to play, you have to resist certain temptations, and train hard. And I just didn't have the desire to do that any more.
5
Robert Cray
A lot of bands would be aching to be in the position we are.
6
Thomas Gray
Visions of glory, spare my aching sight.
7
Siri Hustvedt
I have suffered from migraines since childhood and have long been curious about my own aching head, my dizziness, my divine lifting feelings, my sparklers and black holes, and my single visual hallucination of a little pink man and a pink ox on the floor of my bedroom.
8
Abbey Lee Kershaw
Let's just say, if I weren't a model, I'd be a walking collage. I see my body as a blank canvas that's aching to be decorated; I find it all very fascinating.
9
Michelle Kwan
Sometimes my body is aching, but I always think, 'Why am I in this? Why do I love it so much?' That's what makes me persevere, that's what makes me keep on going.
10
John Naisbitt
One of the best kept secrets in America is that people are aching to make a commitment, if they only had the freedom and environment in which to do so.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACHING»

Discover the use of aching in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aching and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China
An exploration of the history and cultural practice of footbinding in China reveals the traditions that contributed to and surrounded its thousand-year enforcement, as well as its related literature, music, contests, and rewards.
Ping Wang, 2000
2
Your Aching Back: A Doctor's Guide to Relief
This definitive edition of Your Aching Back offers the latest findings on back ailments and their treatments, giving information on: * basic back mechanics * the most common reasons for backache and the most likely sufferers * the most ...
Augustus A. White, 2010
3
No More Aching Back: Dr. Root's New 15 Minute-A-Day Program ...
The coauthor of Oh, My Aching Back draws on recent advances in orthopedic medicine to provide a complete guide to back care, injury prevention, diagnostic techniques, therapeutic methods, and exercise programs. Reissue.
Leon Root, Elisa Root, 1991
4
Aching for Always
RITA Award–winning author Gwyn Cready continues the “sexy fun” (BookPage) of her charming time-travel adventures with a high-spirited tale of a modern-day mapmaker and the eighteenth-century English navy captain she can’t resist.
Gwyn Cready, 2010
5
Aching to Be
Aching To Be is the true story of the band Scarce as told by its bass player Joyce Raskin .
Joyce Raskin, 2007
6
Treating the Aching Heart: A Guide to Depression, Stress, ...
Anyone who has suffered from depression (about one in four U.S. adults) or some form of heart disease (also about one in four), or has a close family member with either problem, will find this book a useful guide to treatment.
Lawson R. Wulsin, 2007
7
Embracing an Aching Heart
Ideal for small group study, the seven lessons in this book will encourage personal application to conform your thought patterns, attitudes, and actions towards the oppressed in society to the teachings of Scripture.
Jennifer Brooks, 2009
8
Aching to Age
Further, Aching to Age looks at the purpose of these rites in the lives of adolescents and finally explores the importance of rites of passage and how adults who interact with adolescents become partners with young people in the transition ...
Betty L. Creamer, 1999
9
The Politics of Spanish American 'Modernismo': By Exquisite ...
A study of modernistas.
Gerard Aching, 1997
10
Heal Your Aching Back: What a Harvard Doctor Wants You to ...
This simple step-by-step program will show you how to: Get the right diagnosis for your type of back pain Find the most effective treatment, including complementary therapies Control pain through specific exercises, massage, and yoga Avoid ...
Jeffrey Katz, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aching is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'True Detective's huge twist
... having an inscrutable conversation with his father (Fred Ward) as a Conway Twitty impersonator belted out an aching rendition of “The Rose. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Jimmy Fallon -- Plastered in the Hamptons (PHOTO)
Jimmy Fallon's healing his aching left hand in style ... hitching a ride to the Hamptons to close out the holiday weekend. Jimmy's injured fingers ... «TMZ.com, Jul 15»
3
Cambridge Comedy Festival 2015: Jo Caulfield interview
With 26 shows over six days, you can indulge in face aching chuckles thanks to the likes of Rob Beckett, Joel Dommet, and Paul Chowdhry, ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
4
Dr. K: Arch supports are usually enough to treat flatfeet
For mild pain or aching, over-the-counter pain relievers may be effective. If your son does have symptoms, doctors have several treatments to ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
5
After sustained progress, New Orleans' murder rate is hurtling back …
But like so many other family members shattered by the city's gun violence, Thompson Jr. has only the memories that fuel an aching want. «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
6
Reel Love Act Two is a haunting teenage dream - review
And still the book gives the sense of the aching transition of growing from a child into an adult. Reel Love Act Two is a great achievement from ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»
7
Ryan Harris retirement: Gai Harris inspired her son's lion-hearted …
... it was a tragedy that Harris retired just before an Ashes campaign that he had so doggedly willed his battle-scarred and aching body towards. «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
8
'Wrong No.' None will leave the theatre without a belly-aching
promises that none will leave the theatre without a belly-aching laughing fit. I am hopeful that this film will thoroughly entertain the masses and ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
9
Shark Week 2015 begins Sunday: We'll soon know if Discovery …
Stringer is aching to turn REMUS loose at Fernandina Beach. So far, he has been paying $2,000 a day in rental fees to have it lie on the deck of ... «National Post, Jul 15»
10
Horror as toddler has legs amputated 72 hours after they start …
Doctors have been forced to amputate the legs of a 3-year-old boy 72 hours after they started 'aching' during a trip to IKEA. Romeo Hadley was ... «Closer, Jul 15»

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