ACHE (3)

Ache (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ached (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Aching (�).] [[OE. aken, AS. acan, both strong verbs, AS. acan, imp. ōc, p. p. acen, to ache; perh. orig. to drive, and akin to agent.]] To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed. “My old bones ache.” Shak. The sins that in your conscience ache. Keble.