noun
definition
Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
verb
definition
To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
definition
To cause someone or something to suffer pain.
Examples of ache in a Sentence
The ache within her deepened at the idea of trusting someone for the first time in her life, and the energy flowing between them grew more intense.
Cold air made his lungs ache, and he slowed then stopped, buckling over to catch his breath.
He knew that orchard, and an ache grew at his core.
It would not ache--it would be well--if only they did not pull it, but it was impossible to get rid of them.
I'm tired and I have a splitting head ache.
Terrible anguish struck her heart, she felt a dreadful ache as if something was being torn inside her and she were dying.
He felt no ache.
When his eldest brother died, he'd felt pain and anger, but he'd never felt the crippling ache he did standing on the rocks near the ocean staring at Katie.
The thought of him made her heart leap and her body ache for him.
When the ache had left her legs numb, and her breath was no longer coming in gasps, they started out again - across sand dunes - up and down.
The memory of his hands on her body, and his mouth branding her skin, made her ache to feel his touch again.
In the darkness, he wasn't reminded of an ache he'd killed long ago, that which reminded him he once knew what it was to feel the warmth of the sun on his human skin.
The dear, sweet little girl, it makes my heart ache to think how utterly she is cut off from all that is good and desirable in life.
Tired, she wiped her eyes, an ache fluttering through her at the lingering scent of Dusty on her skin.
Dean said through gritted teeth, his hands beginning to ache against the strain of the tightened rope.
Seeing them together made Deidre's chest ache.
Darian watched them hug, until the ache at his core grew too strong.
A day beneath ground made her eyes ache in the full light of day.
Joints ache and bones are soft and tender.
Over the counter pain relievers such as Tylenol or ibuprofen can help reduce the ache from the wound site.
A deeper ache, as if she had the flu and every muscle in her body was on fire, was made worse by sleeping on the cold floor.
And do treaties and ' final settlements ', democracy and economic growth relieve the ache left by history and solve all the problems?
Measurement of acetyl cholinesterase (AChE) activity is the primary method for measuring the effect of these pesticides on the nervous system.
A slow, languid smile crossed his features, one that made her body flush and ache for him.
Her muscles were tense enough to ache.
In most cases, dural ectasia occurs in the lower spine, producing low back ache, a burning feeling, or numbness or weakness in the legs.
This height is perfect because it's not high enough to make you teeter unsteadily, and not low enough to make your calves ache.
He made her head hurt, and her body ache.
She couldn't quell the deep ache within her that longed for his touch.
Venom replaced saliva and his jaw began to ache.
He didn't know if she still yearned for her husband during a time when marriages among servants were arranged, but there was nothing that could soothe the ache a mother felt at losing her child.
An ache that remembered what it'd been like to trust someone else.
An ache that wanted to trust someone again.
She stared at his retreating back, relief mingling with a new ache.
She almost felt weak from the ache at her core that yearned for him to be inside her.
The memory of the words and how sweet he was last night made her ache, as much because she turned her back on him as it was because she wanted to feel his naked body against hers.
I hope Quinn doesn't have a head ache tonight.
Gazing at Dusty's trusted Guardian, she felt a familiar ache, the same she felt telling Jonny his fate.
Dean didn't answer as they left the restaurant, but the deep ache remained.
Alex knew how to make every nerve in her body ache for him.
Her own death stared at her through golden eyes, and she had cared for nothing but feeling his hot skin against hers, sating the ache of the sacred hollow between her thighs, and cooling the lightning burning in her blood!
Sorrow, desire, fear, desperation – all spun and solidified into an ache unlike anything she'd ever experienced.
That probably explains the dull ache in my lower back that I have all the time!
You have much less shortness of breath during your workouts, and that nagging occasional ache in your lower back has somehow disappeared.
The pain is often associated with a vague deep ache in the limb, sometimes mild tingling, but rarely numbness or weakness.
Go for the burn, not the muscle ache!
The symptoms can be wide ranging and may not be limited to just neck ache.
Im convinced if we worried about evey little ache and pain we'd all have neurotic bubs to handle!
Two hours solid left me with an ache in my shoulder and pretty filthy!
He's also a highly entertaining companion, with a gift for accurate mimicry which can make you ache with laughter.