Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ACHING

ppr. Being in pain; suffering distress.

 

ACHING

n.Pain; continued pain or distress.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ACHING

ACHING Ach "ing, a.

 

Defn: That aches; continuously painful. See Ache. -- Ach "ing *ly, adv. The aching heart, the aching head. Longfellow.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

aching

ach ing |ˈākiNG eɪkɪŋ | ▶adjective 1 sore; throbbing with pain: the cool air was a relief to my aching head. 2 feeling intense or wistful sadness; sorrowful: an aching feeling of nostalgia. DERIVATIVES ach ing ly adverb [ as submodifier ] : a sound which was achingly familiar to me

 

Oxford Dictionary

aching

ach ¦ing |ˈeɪkɪŋ | ▶adjective 1 having an ache in a part of one's body: the cool air was a relief to my aching head. 2 feeling intense or wistful sadness; sorrowful: an aching feeling of nostalgia. DERIVATIVES achingly adverb [ as submodifier ] : a sound which was achingly familiar to me

 

Oxford Thesaurus

aching

aching adjective 1 he had a stiff neck and an aching back: painful, achy, sore, stiff, hurt, tender, uncomfortable, troublesome; hurting, in pain, throbbing, pounding, twingeing; smarting, gnawing, burning, tingling, stinging, agonizing, searing, feeling tender, feeling uncomfortable, giving someone trouble; informal killing, playing someone up, giving someone gyp. 2 she's nursing an aching heart: sorrowful, sad, mournful, miserable, upset, distressed, anguished, heavy with grief, grief-stricken, wretched, heavy; grieving, sorrowing, mourning, lamenting, in distress, in anguish, suffering, bleeding. ANTONYMS cheerful, light.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

aching

á ch ing 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗ずきずきと痛む 〈体など 〉; うずく .

 

achingly

á ch ing ly 副詞 1 押さえきれないほどに, 胸が痛むほどに .2 ｟主に書 ｠非常に .