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
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Helpful or Hurtful Look at each item individually and determine whether each one is hurting or helping your overall organizational and decluttering goals.
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Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
28 June 2026
Grisham had been one of the Yankees’ hottest hitters before hurting his hammy running the bases in Toronto on June 12.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
So Avalon closed the door and did not burn that structure, and was very careful about not hurting anybody.
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Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The grapegrower and winemaker associations argue that bulk wine imports have increased in recent years, hurting the local wine industry.
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Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Experts say that mindset is hurting Gen Z’s dating lives.
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Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Sometimes judges don’t have a full picture of the risks a victim faces, like an abuser’s access to weapons and prior threats to kill, and release men arrested on domestic violence charges quickly, with little to keep them away from the women they’re accused of hurting.
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Sara-James Ranta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Competition from Figma and others may be really hurting rival Adobe .
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
Verb
The triple whammy of the COVID-19 closures, inflation and technological disruption has left everyone hurting.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Helpful or Hurtful Look at each item individually and determine whether each one is hurting or helping your overall organizational and decluttering goals.
—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
28 June 2026
Grisham had been one of the Yankees’ hottest hitters before hurting his hammy running the bases in Toronto on June 12.
—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
So Avalon closed the door and did not burn that structure, and was very careful about not hurting anybody.
—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The grapegrower and winemaker associations argue that bulk wine imports have increased in recent years, hurting the local wine industry.
—
Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Experts say that mindset is hurting Gen Z’s dating lives.
—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Sometimes judges don’t have a full picture of the risks a victim faces, like an abuser’s access to weapons and prior threats to kill, and release men arrested on domestic violence charges quickly, with little to keep them away from the women they’re accused of hurting.
—
Sara-James Ranta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Competition from Figma and others may be really hurting rival Adobe .
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurting
Adjective
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The homestretch of the drama, however, takes the story in a chilling direction, packing an aching quantity of feeling into a single glance at a security camera as someone climbs into a car and leaves the compound, never to be heard from again.
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Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain (1997) Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain is an aching, tender slow burn shaped by absence.
Verb
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Using X-ray and advanced sensors, PNNL scientists have been able to monitor material health without damaging components being tested.
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How to Remove Deodorant Stains With Baking Soda Baking soda is a natural deodorizer and a mild abrasive that helps lift both fresh and set-in deodorant stains without damaging fabrics, says Sokolowski.
Verb
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Some employees also owe their employers a deeper fiduciary duty, which one court has described as the duty to protect the employer’s interests and to avoid injuring the employer or depriving the employer of the employee’s skills.
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In May, a frightened horse rammed into another carriage, causing the vehicle to flip over, injuring the driver.
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Sixty years later, young Alma Singer begins searching for the writer of her mother’s favorite book, hoping to bring romance to her grieving parent.
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The movie follows Gugino as a grieving woman who takes in her troubled nephew, but their lives are upended when an otherworldly entity begins hunting him.
Adjective
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And that says something painful about what my country has become, and my place in it.
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For thousands of Venezuelans, however, the absence of definitive answers has become one of the tragedy’s most painful consequences.
Verb
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Lined with live oaks and old-fashioned, busy storefronts, this artsy town on the Gulf of Mexico has no commercial development marring its shoreline.
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In Strasbourg, groups of Palace supporters clashed among themselves in a square in the city centre, marring the occasion.
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In Brooklyn, New York’s Coney Island neighborhood, a man in a black ski mask opened fire on a family barbecue late Saturday night, wounding at least eight people, including four children.
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Nandito Badea, 21, and George Stana, 25, were found guilty by a jury last month of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Verb
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Fitzsimmons said Swift's fans have spent years following the singer's love life, celebrating its highs and mourning its lows.
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Venezuelan football and the entire nation are in mourning.
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“Hurting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurting. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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