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Aching vs Arching - What's the difference?

aching | arching |

As verbs the difference between aching and arching

is that aching is while arching is .

As adjectives the difference between aching and arching

is that aching is that aches; continuously painful while arching is (nautical) hogging, opposed to sagging.

As nouns the difference between aching and arching

is that aching is the feeling of an ache; a dull pain while arching is the arched part of a structure.

aching

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That aches; continuously painful.
  • * (rfdate)
    • The aching' heart, the ' aching head.

    Derived terms

    * achingly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The feeling of an ache; a dull pain.

    • arching

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The arched part of a structure.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (nautical) hogging, opposed to sagging
    • (Webster 1913)

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