<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain: His whole body ached.</li><li>to feel great sympathy, pity, or the like: Her heart ached for the starving animals.</li><li>to feel eager; yearn; long: She ached to be the champion. He's just aching to get even.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).</li></ul>