States and conditions
Synonyms for aching
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
causing a dull and steady pain
My aching head.
The true synonym
achy
Same sentence, swapped: My achy head.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for aching as it is used in the sentence above.
- chilling
- shivering
- suffering
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