toothaching

adj

toothaching

adj

Etymology From tooth + aching.

1

Causing toothache.

  • 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.2020, Diane Duane, Marvel Classic Novels - Spider-Man: The Venom Factor Omnibus:
  • Gael gulps down the toothaching juice.2018, Caoilinn Hughes, Orchid & the Wasp:
Derived terms
toothachingly

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