dull ache

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a pain that is not sharp but is continuous

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Examples (10)

  • A dull ache throbbed at the back of David's head.
  • I've had a dull ache in my lower back all day.
  • He complained of a dull ache in his side after the long run.
  • After hours of staring at the screen, a dull ache started to spread across her shoulders.
  • The old injury sometimes returns as a persistent, dull ache.
  • It wasn't a sharp pain, just a constant dull ache that wouldn't go away.
  • The medication helped to reduce the sharp pain, but a dull ache remained.
  • The doctor asked him to describe the pain, and he said it was more of a dull ache than anything severe.
  • Since the breakup, he felt a dull ache of loneliness in his chest.
  • What started as a tiny twinge has now become a noticeable dull ache.