- present participle of hurt.
hurting
Example Sentences
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Hollywood may be hurting, but let the Bowl now save the day by inspiring Hollywood to reinvent, in its backyard, film with live music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
But we saw during recent visits to Iran how its deepening economic and financial crisis is hurting.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Not to give away our strategy, but we want to draw him in, because then he’s not hurting anybody else for a few minutes or spreading more ridiculous lies about innocent people.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
Krispy Kreme doesn’t think weight-loss drugs are hurting business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
I think Rasseem stayed because he hated Samir, and when you hate someone, you keep them close because what you really feel is the love of hurting them.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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