Definitions
A steady pain or feeling of longing.
Word origin
From Middle English aken (verb), and ache (noun), from Old English acan (verb) (from Proto-West Germanic *akan, from Proto-Germanic *akaną (“to ache”)) and æċe (noun) (from Proto-West Germanic *aki, from Proto-Germanic *akiz).
Used in a sentence
“My feet were aching for days after the marathon.”
“Every muscle in his body ached.”
“By'r lakin, I can goe no further, Sir, / My old bones akes:^([sic]) here's a maze trod indeede / Through fourth rights, & Meanders: / by your patience, I needes muſt reſt me.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Dull, persistent pain”4 letters
02“Dull pain”4 letters
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