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• n  a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
• v  feel physical pain
• v  have a desire for something or someone who is not present
  She ached for a cigarette
• v  be the source of pain

• But the ache had grown to pain, and the pain to agony.
• On halloween night last year, an 11-year-old girl in Sendai, 350 km north of Tokyo, complained of a tummy ache.
• Few of the pains of inflation have so infuriated consumers as the ache in their sweet tooth caused by the astounding rise in sugar prices.

• aching
• hurt
• suffer
• yearn
• yen
• pine
• languish
• smart

News & Articles

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• Gaudin strong again, Giants beat Diamondbacks 6-2
  PHOENIX (AP) -- A stomach ache struck Chad Gaudin just before he took the mound for San Francisco on Sunday.
  June 10, 2013 - The Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports
• Giants handle D’backs
  PHOENIX — A stomach ache struck Chad Gaudin just before he took the mound for San Francisco on Sunday. No matter. The Arizona Diamondbacks still could do little damage against the ailing right-hander.
  June 10, 2013 - San Mateo Daily Journal
• Gaudin leaves Diamondbacks with sick feeling
  PHOENIX (AP) — A stomach ache struck Chad Gaudin just before he took the mound for San Francisco on Sunday. No matter. The Arizona Diamondbacks still could do little damage against the ailing right-hander.
  June 10, 2013 - Mohave Daily News

Quotes

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• President Bush in 940 News
  Bush said: "As you draw closer to your families in the coming days, I ask you to reach out to those who ache for sons and daughters who are never coming home."
• Kim Jong Il in The Associated Press
  It's disappointing that we didn't win, and I ache for not having scored a goal,Jong added.
• Barack Obama in CNN
  There are no words that can ease the ache in your hearts,President Obama said Friday.