ACHING
Dictionary entry overview: What does aching mean?
• ACHING (noun)
The noun ACHING has 1 sense:
1. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
Familiarity information: ACHING used as a noun is very rare.
• ACHING (adjective)
The adjective ACHING has 1 sense:
1. causing a dull and steady pain
Familiarity information: ACHING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACHING (noun)
Meaning:
A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
ache; aching
Hypernyms ("aching" is a kind of...):
hurting; pain (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aching"):
odontalgia; toothache (an ache localized in or around a tooth)
backache (an ache localized in the back)
cephalalgia; head ache; headache (pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs)
bellyache; gastralgia; stomach ache; stomachache (an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region)
earache; otalgia (an ache localized in the middle or inner ear)
• ACHING (adjective)
Meaning:
Causing a dull and steady pain
Synonyms:
aching; achy
Context examples:
my aching head / her old achy joints
Similar:
painful (causing physical or psychological pain)
