hurting

/ˈhɜːrtɪŋ/
verb
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  1. 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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