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earache

[ eer-eyk ]

noun

  1. pain in the ear; otalgia.


earache

/ ˈɪərˌeɪk /

noun

  1. pain in the middle or inner ear Technical nameotalgia Compare otitis


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Word History and Origins

Origin of earache1

First recorded in 1650–60; ear 1 + ache

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Example Sentences

Some noise blockers sit inside the ear, which led to earaches in the middle of the night for a few of our testers.

In May, the earache came back stronger, this time with a cough.

An earache in a child with a perfectly normal exam is more difficult to figure out than one with a bulging and inflamed eardrum.

Why couldn't the silly thing have had a decent bit of ptomaine poisoning instead of this foolish earache.

Often when I was asleep in the button-ball he would fetch me one on the side of the head that would give me an earache for a week.

By attention to it this may readily be exaggerated into an earache.

He was tired out, and he had earache, but he hardly noticed it.

If you have an earache that continues for any length of time, take no chances, but consult a physician.

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