ache

IPA: ˈeɪk

Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
(obsolete or historical) Parsley.
A language spoken by the Yi people of South-Western China.
Rare spelling of aitch. [The name of the Latin-script letter H.]
(biochemistry) Abbreviation of acetylcholinesterase. [(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.]

(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
(transitive, literary, rare) To cause someone or something to suffer pain.

Examples of "ache" in Sentences

The old man is complaining of various aches and pains.
ACHE is the patient branch of the American Headache Society.
Our legs were already starting to ache from the hard slog downhill all day.
This was news to me - I just thought I had lower back-ache from the new bed.
My back and hips were beginning to ache from the unforgiving concrete pressing against them.
His brow was moist with sweat and he could feel his muscles ache from the balance of solid ground.
A cradle, to wrap myself in him on nights when the ache is unbearable and I feel as if I will bleed him.
This should be our shared burden, one that we manage, in part, by acknowledging that we both ache from the strain and and that we both buckle, sometimes, from the weight.
The joy of new experiences, the difficulty of learning Spanish (which I'll never accomplish with any degree of fluency), discovering a totally new culture, and dealing with the problems of living here all make my brain ache, but also keep it active.