- 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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“So many people are struggling and hurting right now,” Katte said.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026
Overfishing is also hurting corals as certain herbivores and predators help control algae and maintain an ecological balance, the organisation said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Speaking near the ruined building, Annèyse said: "This is very upsetting. Harming heritage buildings just because you are angry at the government is selfish, I think. It's hurting everybody."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
He added, though, that rising rates could curb AI investment in other ways, such as by hurting consumers and generally slowing the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Agent Burger said that the conduct of one of these private detectives was “reprehensible” and was “certainly hurting our investigation.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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