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Answer : ACHE
ache, aching – n
a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
SYNONYMS
pain, pang, prick, shoot, smart, sting, stitch, throe, tingle, twinge
EXAMPLES
“The ache within her deepened at the idea of trusting someone for the first time in her life, and the energy flowing between them grew more intense.”
“Cold air made his lungs ache, and he slowed then stopped, buckling over to catch his breath.”
“He knew that orchard, and an ache grew at his core.”
ETYMOLOGY
Old English acan “suffer continued pain,” from Proto-Germanic *akanan, perhaps from a PIE root *ag-es- “fault, guilt,” represented also in Sanskrit and Greek, which is perhaps imitative of groaning.
Originally the verb was pronounced “ake,” the noun “ache” (as in speak/speech). The noun changed pronunciation to conform to the verb, but the spelling of both was changed to ache c. 1700 on a false assumption of a Greek origin (specifically Greek akhos “pain, distress,” which rather is a distant relation of awe (n.)). Related: Ached; aching.
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