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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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“He has no criminal history, and diversion would avoid him suffering a criminal conviction, which would carry serious, lifelong consequences.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Was he diagnosed with dementia, suffering from memory problems, experiencing hospitalizations or disoriented by new medications?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Tenerife player De Miguel, 30, died after suffering a serious injury in a collision with Owono during a Spanish second-division match on Monday.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Ukraine’s ability to help its suffering population could prove crucial to its ability to resist and recover after the war ends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

In August, the Allies made a second landing at Suvla Bay on the peninsula, suffering heavy losses.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Some of the melodies composed by incarcerated musicians have become enduring American tunes—as have many songs about the stories and sufferings of prisoners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Researchers have increasingly linked such sufferings to heavy social media use among adolescents.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

"I express my closeness to the sufferings... for all the Israeli people and the Palestinian people," the message said.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2025

Coon: It’s meaningful that Mike set this season in Thailand, in a Buddhist country, because, of course, if you look at the tenets of Buddhism, one of the great sufferings is comparing mind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025

Before their purchase by James Randall these two had been so tangled by sufferings that they could not weave themselves into the fabric of the plantation.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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