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
Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Through a lovely combination of the track layout, cool conditions and a rough track surface hurting the tires, only one of the tire compounds (the medium) actually worked.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Downstream, late launches miss peak consumer interest, hurting full-price sell-through and piling up excess inventory.
—Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
But the consequences of the political gridlock are already hurting millions of Americans, and the situation is getting worse with each passing day.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Stevenson has missed five straight practices, while Boutte has remained out since hurting his hamstring last Sunday versus Atlanta.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
However, the disbursements are expected to be delayed, likely hurting consumer spending this month.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2025
This week's episode began with the announcement that Elaine Hendrix, star of the 1998 version of The Parent Trap, would be unable to compete in the competition that evening, after hurting her rib during rehearsals the same morning.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Kids were crashing down this thing and hurting themselves.
—Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
After more than 40 days of uncertainty for our troops, federal workers, Texas families who rely on SNAP, & countless others, Senate Democrats have relented after accomplishing nothing but hurting millions of Americans.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Through a lovely combination of the track layout, cool conditions and a rough track surface hurting the tires, only one of the tire compounds (the medium) actually worked.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Downstream, late launches miss peak consumer interest, hurting full-price sell-through and piling up excess inventory.
—Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
But the consequences of the political gridlock are already hurting millions of Americans, and the situation is getting worse with each passing day.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Stevenson has missed five straight practices, while Boutte has remained out since hurting his hamstring last Sunday versus Atlanta.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
However, the disbursements are expected to be delayed, likely hurting consumer spending this month.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2025
This week's episode began with the announcement that Elaine Hendrix, star of the 1998 version of The Parent Trap, would be unable to compete in the competition that evening, after hurting her rib during rehearsals the same morning.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Kids were crashing down this thing and hurting themselves.
—Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurting
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In this aching, unorthodox historical drama, Davies tells the story of the pacifist poet and veteran Siegfried Sassoon, whose experiences fighting in the First World War forever transformed him.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
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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
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If your hair is getting snagged while using the brush or seems to be damaging your hair, it should also be replaced.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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The YouTuber-turned-boxer has been accused by a lot of people of damaging the sport by staging fights that are more bit than boxing.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Other events in the secondary season include the November 2018 tornado outbreak which spawned at least 10 tornadoes throughout Middle Tennessee, killing one person and injuring three others.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Nov. 2025
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Local officials said a 35-year-old man deliberately drove into people between the towns of Saint Pierre d'Oléron and Dolus d'Oléron on Île d’Oléron on Wednesday, injuring 10 people.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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However, the tale of a grieving husband and father quickly unraveled as Murdaugh’s laundry list of financial crimes – and elaborate cover-up schemes – against his legal clients came to light.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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One skipped school day exposes the fractures of a family grieving in silence and the contradictions of love that shape her girlhood.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Ember Leonara, 36, tells Rolling Stone that coming out as transgender this year led to painful rifts in her life.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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But the track record is mixed—SoftBank’s backing of WeWork ended in a high-profile collapse, and the premature exit from Nvidia has become a painful reminder of opportunities lost.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Including playoffs, Mayfield turned the ball over more than anyone else from 2023 through 2024, marring an otherwise fantastic two seasons in Tampa Bay.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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An optional front rack on both models adds instant utility without marring the retro-fantastic looks.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nidal Hasan committed a mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, killing 13 people and wounding more than 30.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The most jarring example is the June 20, 2021 massacre in Richmond, where SSL-502 members allegedly opened fire at a house party where people were celebrating the Guatemalan Summer Solstice, killing three and wounding four.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Alex Vesia and Kayla Vesia are mourning the loss of their infant daughter.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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In addition to family and fans, his teammates are mourning the loss of the promising young second-year player, who scored his first NFL touchdown on Monday Night Football two days before his death.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hurting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurting. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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