be hurting

phrase

: to be very upset and unhappy

My sister has really been hurting since her boyfriend left her.

Examples of be hurting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But for allies of a vice president who’s uniquely willing to feed his online trolls, Magness struck a nerve by elevating Vance’s comments that the dollar’s reserve-currency status could be hurting the US’ ability to export goods. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Food inflation and tighter budgets due to high gas prices, among other factors, appear to be hurting spending. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Hollywood may be hurting, but let the Bowl now save the day by inspiring Hollywood to reinvent, in its backyard, film with live music. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Tightening immigration policies could already be hurting Texas businesses, Gelatt said, pointing to survey data from the Dallas Federal Reserve. — William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for be hurting

• adverting
• alerting
• asserting
• averting
• converting
• diverting
• exerting
• inserting
• inverting
• perverting
• reverting
• subverting