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All aching synonyms

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adj aching

  • sore — suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc., as a person: He is sore because of all that exercise.
  • nagging — continually faultfinding, complaining, or petulant: a nagging parent.
  • throbbing — to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
  • hurting — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
  • tender — soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
  • raw — uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
  • smarting — to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
  • achy — If you feel achy, your body hurts.
  • hurtful — causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful.

adjective aching

  • painful — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
  • sensitive — endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.

noun aching

  • longing — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
  • desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
  • yearning — deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
  • pining — to yearn deeply; suffer with longing; long painfully (often followed by for): to pine for one's home and family.
  • itch — to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected: My nose itches.
  • craving — an intense desire or longing
  • hunger — a compelling need or desire for food.
  • hankering — a longing; craving.
  • ache — If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
  • pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
  • throb — to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
  • twinge — a sudden, sharp pain: On damp days, he's often bothered by a twinge of rheumatism.
  • sting — to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ.
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