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# soreness

«soreness» in Mova's school dictionary: **pain, aching or tenderness in a part of the body, such as…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (soreness, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Soreness is pain, aching or tenderness in a part of the body, such as sore muscles after exercise, a sore throat or a sore knee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soreness/#m1)

2) (rare, old-fashioned) Soreness can mean being upset or annoyed about something, like still feeling «sore» about losing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soreness/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In PE and health lessons, soreness in muscles a day or two after hard exercise is normal and gets better with rest, stretching and water; sharp pain is different and should be told to an adult. In health talk, soreness in the throat is a sign of a cold. Phrases: muscle soreness, a feeling of soreness, some soreness, redness and soreness.

### examples

- I felt some soreness in my legs after the cross-country race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soreness/#x1)
- The cream helped the soreness on her sunburnt shoulders. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soreness/#x2)
- Soreness in your throat can mean you are getting a cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soreness/#x3)
- Stretching after sport can reduce soreness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soreness/#x4)
- The nurse asked if there was any soreness around the cut. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soreness/#x5)
- Redness and soreness around a wound can be signs of infection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soreness/#x6)
- His arm had a little soreness after the injection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soreness/#x7)
- The soreness went away after a few days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soreness/#x8)
- The woman washed their feet, and rubbed them with an ointment that took all the soreness out of their bones, and made them as fresh as a daisy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soreness/#x9)

### note

Uncountable: «some soreness», not «a soreness» or «soreneses». Made from the adjective «sore» + suffix «-ness». Homophone trap: «sore» (painful) sounds like «saw» (tool, and the past of «see») and «soar» (fly high) in many accents. Soreness is usually a mild ache; severe or lasting pain needs a doctor.

### In the corpora

- [Muscle soreness a day or two after unusual exercise is normal as muscles adapt, and gentle movement helps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/34-exercise-and-posture/12/)
- [Lactic acid is cleared within about an hour after exercise, so it does not cause next-day soreness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/39-sore-the-next-day-stretching-and-rest-days/8/)
- [Stretching after sport helps keep you flexible, but studies show it does very little to stop next-day soreness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/39-sore-the-next-day-stretching-and-rest-days/13/)
- [Soreness a day or two after a race comes from tiny muscle strains being repaired; lactic acid is cleared within about an hour.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/43-running-gymnastics-and-martial-arts/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «soreness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soreness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.