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.