(~s, aching, ~d)
1.
If you ~ or a part of your body ~s, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
Her head was throbbing and she ~d all over...
My leg still ~s when I sit down...
The weary walkers soothed their aching feet in the sea.
VERB: V adv/prep, V, V-ing
2.
An ~ is a steady, fairly strong pain in a part of your body.
Poor posture can cause neck ~, head~s and breathing problems.
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N in n, n N
see also back~ , head~ , heart~ , stomach ~
3.
If you ~ for something or your heart ~s, you want something very much, and feel very unhappy because you cannot have it. (WRITTEN)
She still ~d for the lost intimacy and sexual contact of marriage...
It was quite an achievement to keep smiling when his heart must have been aching.
= long, yearn
VERB: V for n, V
4.
You can use ~s and pains to refer in a general way to any minor pains that you feel in your body.
It seems to ease all the ~s and pains of a hectic and tiring day.
PHRASE