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
Cloves, a common household spice, have long been used as a home remedy for toothache and other forms of pain.
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Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 26 Aug. 2025
Depending on the cause of your toothache, other symptoms may include bleeding gums, loose teeth, pain in other parts of your face, bad breath, and fever.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 24 Aug. 2025
Vojtesak scored two credits on Stoney (plus one on its deluxe version) and one on 2022’s twelve carat toothache.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toothache
headache
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The illness tends to come on abruptly, with symptoms including fever, sore throat, headaches and fatigue.—
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Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea.—
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“Toothache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toothache. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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