as in headache
pain in or near a tooth
He has a toothache and needs to see a dentist.
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Recent Examples of toothache
Vojtesak scored two credits on Stoney (plus one on its deluxe version) and one on 2022’s twelve carat toothache.
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Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Loneliness, everyone agrees, is unpleasant—a little like a toothache of the soul.
—Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
These areas become tiny openings or holes that can lead to toothaches, infections and even tooth loss.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
The health benefits of wild garlic Wild garlic appears to have a host of healthy properties and has long been used in Europe and Asia as a homeopathic remedy for everything from toothaches to bloating to the flu.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
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Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Loneliness, everyone agrees, is unpleasant—a little like a toothache of the soul.
—Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
These areas become tiny openings or holes that can lead to toothaches, infections and even tooth loss.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
The health benefits of wild garlic Wild garlic appears to have a host of healthy properties and has long been used in Europe and Asia as a homeopathic remedy for everything from toothaches to bloating to the flu.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toothache
headache
Noun
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Regardless of the scheduling headache, there's still no indication the funding bill would pass, unless Republicans and Democrats can strike a deal on health care.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the year before his death, Thomas had been struggling with his mental health, as well as daily headaches and memory loss, his parents said at the time.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Toothache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toothache. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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