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.

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zayna	-	Arabic
Shufen	-	Chinese
Khajag	-	Armenian
Woody	WUWD-ee	English
Adrijan	-	Croatian, Macedonian
Columban	kə-LUM-bən (English)	Irish