hurting
- aching adj.
- achy adj.
- dejected adj.
- depressed adj.
- desolate adj.
- disconsolate adj.
- grief-stricken adj.
- hurtful adj.
- impoverished adj.
- lamentable adj.
- melancholic adj.
- miserable adj.
- nagging adj.
- opprobrious adj.
- painful adj.
- sad adj.
- smarting adj.
- somber adj.
- sore adj.
- sorrowful adj.
- tristful adj.
- unhappy adj.
- woebegone adj.
- wretched adj.
- adversity n.
- anguish n.
- craving n.
- heartache n.
- misery n.
Example Sentences
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“It’s important to recognize that people work in fits and starts. It’s like starting an exercise program. You start running, and six weeks in, something starts hurting and you have to stop for a while.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Because the currency starts so undervalued, Beijing has considerable room to let it rise without hurting competitiveness, a useful cushion as Washington and Brussels both lose patience with Chinese exports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then when Shittu was punished for the same offence again despite hurting Ankush through the final round, the contest was effectively decided.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Two years of dictating that everyone commute into work on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays was hurting the morale as well as the productivity of many.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Whoever wrote this sounds like they’re hurting a lot.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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