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ACHINGLY
Etymology
Adverb
achingly (comparative more achingly, superlative most achingly)
In an aching manner; sorely.
Source: Wiktionary
ACHING
Ach"ing, a.
Definition: That aches; continuously painful. See Ache.
– Ach"ing*ly, adv. The aching heart, the aching head. Longfellow.
ACHE
Ach, Ache, n. Etym: [F. ache, L. apium parsley.]
Definition: A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley. [Obs.] Holland.
Ache, n. Etym: [OE. ache, AS. æce, ece, fr. acan to ache. See Ache, v. i.]
Definition: Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. "Such an ache in my bones." Shak.
Note: Often used in composition, as, a headache, an earache, a toothache.
Ache, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ached; p. pr. & vb. n. Aching.] Etym: [OE. aken, AS. acan, both strong verbs, AS. acan, imp. oc, p. p. acen, to ache; perh. orig. to drive, and akin to agent.]
Definition: To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed. "My old bones ache." Shak. The sins that in your conscience ache. Keble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
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