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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
  • Somebody Somewhere is tiny: a gorgeous, introspective, intimate story about a woman with devastatingly mundane problems whose chief obstacle is her own aching sense of grief and dislocation.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In this novel about the shape-shifting nature of love, Parsons captures Kit’s grief in aching and honest terms.
    Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Christmas Eve shooting also devastated the still-grieving Oxford community, where a teenage gunman went on a rampage at Oxford High School in November 2021, killing four classmates and seven others, including a teacher.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Ward, 28, missed four games while grieving her death.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Whether a client hires a single architect to design a house or a team to work on a downtown plan with multiple community stakeholders, the architect-client relationship is rarely one of a painful struggle.
    Matt Shaw, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Throughout her childhood, Dee Dee subjected her Gypsy-Rose to years of painful medical procedures that were not needed.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, a car plowed through a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday night, killing five people and injuring some 200 others.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The anti-immigrant rhetoric has been so acute that an anti-immigration far-right extremist in Germany — ironically himself an immigrant — just attacked a holiday market, killing at least five and injuring hundreds.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Many people responded not by mourning Thompson, but by blaming UnitedHealthcare and other insurers for failing to pay for essential medical treatments.
    Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Despite Edward’s mother still in mourning after the death of her husband Prince Albert, the young couple ushered in contemporary art, opulent balls and society events, which King George V and Queen Mary took charge of successfully.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • He was slowed by a lingering back injury and tried to play through a sore knee.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Kawhi Leonard had 17 points and eight rebounds after missing back-to-back games because of a sore left foot.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The cyclone was already bringing heavy rainfall to coastal areas on Saturday, along with damaging winds and storm surges.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The system brought the potential for heavy rain, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Red Devils are still suffering from the same old problems.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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