English

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Etymology

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tooth +‎ aching

Adjective

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toothaching

  1. Causing toothache.
    • 2020, Diane Duane, Marvel Classic Novels - Spider-Man: The Venom Factor Omnibus:
      Even now, the incessant noise of the city managed to force its way through the layers of concrete and brick and earth: bumps and clanks from far above, as traffic hit some occasional manhole cover, the toothaching sound of someone working with a jackhammer blocks away.
    • 2018, Caoilinn Hughes, Orchid & the Wasp:
      Gael gulps down the toothaching juice.