| noun | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain |
| verb | feel physical pain “Were you hurting after the accident?” |
| verb | have a desire for something or someone who is not present “She ached for a cigarette” |
| verb | be the source of pain |
| adjective | causing a dull and steady pain “my aching head” |
| achy | adjective | causing a dull and steady pain |
| ache | verb | feel physical pain |
| hurt | noun | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. |
| hurting | noun | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder |
| ache | noun | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain |
| aching | noun | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain |
| sufferer | noun | a person suffering from an illness |
| suffering | noun | a state of acute pain |
| yearner | noun | a person with a strong desire for something |
| yearning | noun | prolonged unfulfilled desire or need |
| yen | noun | a yearning for something or to do something |
| pining | noun | a feeling of deep longing |
| smarting | noun | a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore |
| smart | noun | a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore |