- present participle of hurt.
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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One thing hurting the chicken business: Consumers love beef.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Minutes later, 8-year-old Carter Olsen hobbled in with his worried mother after hurting his arm in a fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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
The president appears to be hurting over Argentina's World Cup loss and events that followed the football final.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“What happened, dear one? Who is hurting my beautiful granddaughter? ”
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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