Toothaching
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From tooth + aching.
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