Noun
The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull; as, the soreness of a wound; the soreness of an affliction.
Source: Webster's dictionaryCrunches are much more effective than regular sit-ups because they specifically target your upper abdominal muscles rather than your hip muscles. If you're not used to them, they can cause soreness a day or two later, but it's a 'cool' soreness. A badge of honor. Sylvester Stallone
If the arm got sore, we went out and pitched until the soreness left - we had to, or we would have been dropped from the team. Nothing short of a broken leg could have kept us out of uniform. Kid Nichols
I've been on the computer a lot. They say that's the cause of the soreness in my elbow. I'll be in control. I spent four hours. Now, I'll have to spend one hour and take it easy. Carlos Zambrano
I used to not really like going to the gym when I was playing tournaments because I'd be sore and stiff. But the more you keep doing it, the less soreness you have. And you actually start to enjoy it. Rory McIlroy
An aphorismshould belike a burrsting,and leavea little soreness. . . Irving Layton
the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness Source: Internet