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Ahhed vs Ached - What's the difference?

ahhed | ached |

As verbs the difference between ahhed and ached

is that ahhed is (ahh) while ached is (ache).

ahhed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (ahh)

    • ahh

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 4, Joe Brescia, Twins Graduate From Columbia to Stardom at the Circus, New York Times citation
    • , passage=In any given performance, their tosses and spins and leaps elicit oohs and ahhs from children and adults. }}
  • *

    • Verb

    (en verb)

    • Anagrams

    *

    ached

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ache)

    • ache

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) due to the similarity in form and meaning of the two words.

    Verb

  • To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
  • * Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet , Act II, Scene V:
    • Fie, how my bones ache!
  • * , chapter=7
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache , the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.}}
  • (transitive, literary, rare) To cause someone or something to suffer pain.
    • Derived terms
    * ache for

    See also

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
  • * Shakespeare, The Tempest , Act I, Scene II:
    • Fill all thy bones with aches .
    Derived terms
    * aches and pains * achy * backache * bellyache * earache * headache * stomachache * toothache

    References

    * Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) and modern (etyl) ache, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Parsley.

    • Etymology 3

    Representing the pronunciation of the letter H .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) A variant spelling of aitch .

    • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms ---- ==Jèrriais==

    Noun

  • wild celery

    • Synonyms

    * ----