hurt for

phrasal verb

hurt for; hurting for; hurts for

US, informal

1

: to lack (something needed)

Those children are hurting for attention.

The company is hurting for money right now.

2

: to have sympathy or pity for (someone)

I hurt for those poor people.

Examples of hurt for in a Sentence

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And while Chile certainly isn’t hurting for irreverence ​​– just look at uproarious agitators KUINA and Guro – the prevailing trend is more aligned with R&B en español, as with silken projects like Kode and Bouncy Boys Band. —Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024

Not only are many of them cash starved and hurting for cash flow, but their interest rates are about to triple or quadruple. —Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024

At the same time, our hearts hurt for yet another Russian athlete who the system failed, this one a young 15-year old girl. —Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024

Now, hurting for cash and with its founder Angle out, the money men are coming in. —Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 31 Jan. 2024

And while Joe Lacob and the Warriors’ ownership group isn’t hurting for cash, paying $5 on every taxable dollar is untenable business. —Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024

This moment hurts for us, too, but no one deserves to endure all this, Puff. —Tiffany Red, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2023

As the legal battles drag on, Giuliani is increasingly hurting for cash. —Tori Otten, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023

Those lines are sometimes miles long and, and food banks are really hurting for resources. —Laura Johnston, cleveland, 18 July 2023