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hurting

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verb

present participle of hurt
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurting
Adjective
  • Braxton shares an aching need to be vulnerable only to realize by album’s end that such unions can result in horrible betrayal, her words of lament surrounded by swelling, lush orchestration.
    Clarence A. Haynes July 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
  • Coupled with a story line about digital avatars who seek to replace the humans in whose images they were shaped, the movie possesses an aching sense of oblivion.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Bereavement hallucinations—intensely vivid encounters with the deceased—are reported by as many as half of all grieving people.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The Catalan feature tells the stories of Anabel and her mother, Delia, who are grieving for Julián, Anabel’s father.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The tents are overrun by mosquitoes and other large insects, subjecting people to frequent and painful insect bites.
    Steve Bousquet, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2025
  • Some people will also get deeper nodules and cysts that are painful or tender to the touch.2 Ice can be very effective at alleviating pain and reducing inflammation.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • Authorities accused an Arlington Heights man of hitting and injuring a Chicago Police officer while driving under the influence Sunday on the West side, according to a news release.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
  • They two men are also charged with injuring another person, according to Patch.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The community is now mourning his loss.
    Jo Ciavaglia, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Also, the episode opens with the introduction of Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby with a group of Fireflies, seemingly mourning the losses at the hospital where Joel murdered everyone to save Ellie.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Chisholm missed five weeks toward the beginning of the season with a right oblique strain, then sat out of Sunday’s Subway Series finale at Citi Field for a sore right shoulder.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025
  • Richardson, who was dealing with a sore right ankle during summer league practices in Orlando, exited early in the third quarter, but was able to return in the final frame.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Expose how these programs and their curriculum are damaging and not aligned with state workforce demands.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • Despite the initial euphoria on European stock markets, strategists at UBS suggest the deal is likely to be damaging in the long run.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 28 July 2025
Verb
  • The dual-threat running back missed most of the 2024 season due to suffering tendinitis in both feet.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Anyway, Asma is now suffering terribly, according to reports.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Hurting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurting. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.

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