aching heart



aching heart

A feeling of pain or despair in the absence of someone one loves. I had such an aching heart during the holidays this year, the first ones without my mother.
See also: aching, heart

aching heart

Fig. the feeling of pain because of love that is lost or has faded away. (Described as being in the heart, where love is said to reside.) I try to tell my aching heart that I don't love him.
See also: aching, heart

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FrodoFRO-do (English)Literature
Itai-Hebrew
Susie['su:zi]
Ludovicaloo-do-VEE-kahItalian
Koios-Greek Mythology
DamionDAY-mee-ənEnglish