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# earache

noun (an earache, earaches; earache, often uncountable in British English)

«earache» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Earache is a pain inside your ear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earache/#m1)
2. Informally, giving someone earache means nagging or talking at them too much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earache/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and health lessons earache is a common illness in children, often after a cold; you tell an adult and may see a doctor. Phrases: «have earache» (UK), «have an earache» (US), «a bad earache».

### Examples

- I couldn't sleep because I had earache. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earache/#x1)
- She has an earache, so she's staying home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earache/#x2)
- Earache often comes with a cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earache/#x3)
- The doctor looked inside my ear with a little light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earache/#x4)
- A warm cloth helped my earache a bit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earache/#x5)
- Tell a grown-up if you have earache that does not go away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earache/#x6)
- Swimming in dirty water gave him an earache. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earache/#x7)
- “Tell me, Lamp-Wick, dear friend, have you ever suffered from an earache?” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earache/#x8)

### Note

One word: ear + ache. The «ch» says «k». British English often says «I've got earache»; American English says «I have an earache». Never push anything into your ear to stop the pain.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «earache» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earache/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«earache» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/earache.html) on Mova free.