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  • present participle of suffer.
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suffering

[suhf-er-ing, suhf-ring] / ˈsʌf ər ɪŋ, ˈsʌf rɪŋ /


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Suffering what was likely a traumatic brain injury, he sank into a deep depression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Suffering from speech disorders, he talks constantly and sometimes incoherently, disturbing other residents, Madeleine said.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Suffering poor health, he had moved to Beverly Hills that May and died the following March.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

Suffering a shock loss in the Roland Garros last 16 is a mark of how far Draper has come in the past year.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025

Suffering was the only thing they did not lack.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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