as in aching
causing or feeling bodily pain
a badly hurting finger kept her from writing neatly
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1
as in throbbing
to feel or cause physical pain
my head hurts a bad sprain that really hurts I hurt all over
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as in damaging
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
don't worry that you'll hurt the new lawn by walking across it
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as in injuring
to cause bodily damage to
the common belief that reading in poor light hurts your eyes
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as in grieving
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
I know you must be hurting from the cruel words they said
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Recent Examples of hurting
Fred Imbert, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The war is also crippling supplies of helium and fertilizer, hurting chipmakers and farmers alike.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
On top of that, US tariffs and growing competition in Asia are some of the other factors hurting its revenues.
—New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2026
Another issue worrying farmers in major food-producing countries like Brazil and India is that the war is also hurting the export market.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
Another major factor hurting attendance is widespread turmoil in the industry, which has seen major games flop, cancelled or shut down.
—Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026
All say the change punishes immigrants who try to work within the system and threatens to move more of the immigrant economy underground, hurting the state’s tax rolls.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Such responsibility under center would’ve done Minnesota wonders in 2025 – a season in which simply not hurting the team offensively would’ve been enough to win games given the team’s frequently dominant defense.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
There’s a big difference in an accident or a misstep and knowingly hurting your investigation.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Stagflation fears are also hurting economic prospects.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The war is also crippling supplies of helium and fertilizer, hurting chipmakers and farmers alike.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
On top of that, US tariffs and growing competition in Asia are some of the other factors hurting its revenues.
—New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2026
Another issue worrying farmers in major food-producing countries like Brazil and India is that the war is also hurting the export market.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
Another major factor hurting attendance is widespread turmoil in the industry, which has seen major games flop, cancelled or shut down.
—Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026
All say the change punishes immigrants who try to work within the system and threatens to move more of the immigrant economy underground, hurting the state’s tax rolls.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Such responsibility under center would’ve done Minnesota wonders in 2025 – a season in which simply not hurting the team offensively would’ve been enough to win games given the team’s frequently dominant defense.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
There’s a big difference in an accident or a misstep and knowingly hurting your investigation.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurting
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The dramatic and aching second movement, according to Egarr, may have been a love letter to one of Beethoven’s romantic interests.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2026
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And no matter what the ultimate tally, every individual is an aching, terrible loss.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Police say the semi truck driver went through a median wall, severely damaging it.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Photos on local media and social networks showed fallen trees in Zagreb, pulled out by their roots, some blocking streets or damaging parked cars.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The order vacated guilty verdicts from the 2018 trial of Renardo Williams, who was convicted of killing Bethgy Catora and shooting and injuring Mayklens Francois during a drug deal gone wrong.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Rodriguez landed on his knees, injuring his shoulder, and was hoisting himself back up when Hernandez allegedly targeted Williams, according to prosecutors.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The main motivation is the seven grieving families.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Families would not be grieving.—
Jeff Amy,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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My ila facial was pure joy—no painful extraction or aggravating scrubs here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Both seasons were painfully funny (often just painful), but the humor sometimes got lost as time has proven even its most over-the-top bits eerily correct.—
Jennifer Silverman,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The demoralizing graffiti marring the main entrance to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 360 Lenox Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2026
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Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate, along with Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart and Jalen Duren, were ejected for fighting, marring what was an intriguing game between the top team in the Eastern Conference and the one featuring the NBA’s longest current win streak.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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During a Fourth of July protest outside an Alvarado detention center, at which demonstrators were setting off fireworks, an assailant fired a gun, wounding a police officer.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Give forgiveness room by admitting your limits before pushing past them and wounding your soul.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sanders was still mourning the loss of his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers, who’d fled west, to Los Angeles, nearly seventy years ago.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Although Alison Brie fans are still mourning Zoya the Destroya, the Masters of the Universe star is enjoying her latest taste of onscreen evil.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Hurting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurting. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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