headaching

English

Etymology

From headache +‎ -ing.

Adjective

headaching (comparative more headaching, superlative most headaching)

1. Having a tendency to cause a headache.
   • 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXIV, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 327:

     ...and certainly early rising increases the pang of separation,—the raw, damp air, the headaching feel of lingering drowsiness, the cold coffee, the hurry of sleepy servants;...

   • 2010, Tom Reilly, The Price (page 349)

     There was a loud shuffle as the courtroom began to empty and the chatter of people discussing their various opinions was headaching.