ache

verb/eɪk/

Frequency rank: #8,268 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to feel a dull, continuous pain.

Illustration for the English word “ache”

Example sentence

After the long hike, my legs began to ache terribly.

Synonyms & related words

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