ache
1. ache \'a-k\ vt [ME aken, fr. OE acan; akin to LG a:ken to hurt] 1a: to suffer a usu. dull persistent pain 1b: to become distressed or disturbed (as with anxiety or regret) 1c: to feel compassion 2: to become filled with painful yearning 2. ache n : a usu. dull persistent pain