- present participle of hurt.
hurting
Example Sentences
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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
"When someone comes up whose heart is hurting, we can get them to smile, and children are able to come up to our dogs and pet them," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
"His back was hurting but he was only young and couldn't articulate what the problem was," Haslam said.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The triple whammy of the COVID-19 closures, inflation and technological disruption has left everyone hurting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
For the first time, I tell someone what’s hurting me, and I cry almost the entire time.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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