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doler

Definitions of doler
  1. verb
    feel pain or be in pain
    synonyms: sentir dolor, sufrir
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    types:
    estar enfermo, padecer, tener
    suffer from; be ill with
    ahogar, asfixiar, estrangular, sofocar
    struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
    type of:
    ser
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  2. verb
    feel grief
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    types:
    lamentarse, llorar
    feel sadness
    compadecer, compadecerse
    share the suffering of
    compadecerse, simpatizar
    to feel or express sympathy or compassion
    interesarse, preocuparse
    feel concern or interest
    type of:
    sufrir
    experience (emotional) pain
  3. verb
    have a desire for something or someone who is not present
    synonyms: consumirse
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    type of:
    anhelar, ansiar, apetecer, consumirse
    desire strongly or persistently
  4. verb
    desire strongly or persistently
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    types:
    consumirse
    have a desire for something or someone who is not present
    type of:
    desear, querer
    feel or have a desire for; want strongly
  5. verb
    feel physical pain
    synonyms: sufrir
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    types:
    picar, pinchar, pincharse
    cause a stinging pain
    pincharse
    cause a prickling sensation
    type of:
    percibir, sentir
    to become aware of through the senses
  6. verb
    be the source of pain
    synonyms: escocer, picar
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    types:
    abrasarse, cortarse, morderse, quemarse
    cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
    escocer, picar
    have or perceive an itch
    latir, palpitar
    pulsate or pound with abnormal force
    cosquillar, cosquillear, hacer cosquillas
    touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
    zumbar
    cause a stinging or tingling sensation
    type of:
    hacer percibir
    have perceptible qualities
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