ache for
Long for intensely
To ache for something is to long for it deeply, with the kind of persistent yearning that feels almost physical: She ached for home, He ached for her touch.
The phrase suggests desire mixed with absence or loss—you ache for what you don't have or can't reach.
- craveIntensely desire something
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
yearning · dream of · hunger · unrequited love · carry a torch · want · pang · lust after · feel like · absence · thirst · have it bad · torch · nostalgia · long lost · throb · beloved · heartbreak