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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 comes from denial of our inevitability of death - we all have an expiration death."

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

Suffering an extreme reaction to medication he was prescribed to treat A.D.H.D., he fell into psychosis.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

He poked his head inside the window, elevated his eyebrows, and said in a decorous voice: “I was once an exceedingly odd young lady— Suffering much from spleen and vapors. ”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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