Pain Descriptors

verb to tear or rip apart

adjective having a sharp, cutting quality

• The lancinate pain in her shoulder made it difficult for her to move.
• I can't come to the gym today, my shoulder is lancinate.
• I felt a sharp lancinate pain in my leg after the workout.
• The lancinate memories of the accident haunted him for years.

noun a prolonged sound of pain or distress

verb to make a prolonged sound of pain or distress

• The patient was moaning in pain as the nurse attended to their wounds.
• I could hear my neighbor moaning loudly last night, I wonder if they're okay.
• Stop moaning about your problems and do something about it.
• The old house seemed to be moaning with the weight of its history.

verb the action of squeezing or gripping something with one's fingers or thumb

• She winced in pain as the doctor began pinching her arm to test her reflexes.
• Stop pinching me, it's annoying!
• I saw him pinching some snacks from the pantry when no one was looking.
• The rising cost of living is really pinching our budget this month.

verb present participle of sting, to cause a sharp pain or smarting sensation

adjective causing a sharp pain or discomfort

• The bee's stinging sensation was quite painful.
• Ouch! That stinging bee got me!
• I hate when I get a stinging bug bite.
• Her words had a stinging effect on his emotions.

adjective superlative form of the adjective 'achy', meaning experiencing a dull persistent pain

• After running the marathon, she felt achiest in her legs.
• I always feel achiest after a long day of work.
• My muscles are the achiest they've ever been after that intense workout.
• His heart was the achiest it had ever been after the breakup.

noun a state or quality of being achy or sore

• The patient complained of achiness in their joints after the long hike.
• I always feel achiness in my muscles after a tough workout.
• I can't deal with this achiness in my back anymore.
• The achiness in her heart never seemed to fade after the breakup.