- 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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Also obvious is that it’s gross, and it’s hurting regular people.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Intel’s weak forecast reflected how memory-chip prices are hurting demand for laptops, all while information-technology teams have to balance spending on AI tools against hardware purchases.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Reddit stock was down by 26%, after the social media platform revealed weaker-than-expected daily user figures and warned that Google's growing AI-driven search was hurting referral traffic.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Kruger, 47 years old, accuses her 46-year-old rival of hurting schools in one of the world’s most star-studded cities and fostering a climate of fear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
We leave the office, and I am hurting so much, I want to sit on the paving stones and cry.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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