another one of those aching country songs about a woman who done him wrong
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The dramatic and aching second movement, according to Egarr, may have been a love letter to one of Beethovenβs romantic interests.βπ Image Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026 And no matter what the ultimate tally, every individual is an aching, terrible loss.βπ Image Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026 The performance β nuanced, aching and full of soul β has re-energized her place in the industry, and as Oscar season builds momentum, Hudson finds herself back in the Oscar conversation.βπ Image Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025 In this aching, unorthodox historical drama, Davies tells the story of the pacifist poet and veteran Siegfried Sassoon, whose experiences fighting in the First World War forever transformed him.βπ Image Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aching
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Etymology
Middle English aking, from present participle of aken "to ache entry 1"
