- present participle of hurt.
hurting
Example Sentences
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Environmentalists say the wall will accelerate erosion elsewhere while starving the neighboring salt marsh of sediment, hurting wildlife.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
But many also stayed away, hurting from two wars in less than a year, inflation spiralling at around 80%, and the pain of January's anti-government protests.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026
But the fuel blockade is hurting business, strangled by power cuts of up to 30 hours at a time, and fuel prices of up to $8 a liter.
From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026
Neither were most of them hurting for attention, which is probably why my brain connected those long-ago irritants with this present one.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026
When he’s sad like this, I get this horrible ache in my chest, and my face gets all hot around my eyes, and my head starts hurting.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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