hurting
/ˈhɜːrtɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of hurt; causing physical pain or injury to someone or something.
- Stop hurting your little brother!
- The athlete is hurting his ankle by running too much.
- She is hurting herself by lifting that heavy box alone.
- Present participle of hurt; causing emotional pain or distress.
- She is still hurting from the breakup.
- His harsh words are hurting her feelings.
- I didn't mean to be hurting you with my joke.
- Present participle of hurt; experiencing physical pain.
- His knee is hurting from the old injury.
- Are you hurting? Do you need medicine?
- My back is hurting after sitting at the desk all day.
adjective
- Experiencing physical or emotional pain.
- She gave the hurting animal some food and water.
- He looked hurting after hearing the bad news.
- The hurting child cried for his mother.
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