hurting
pronunciation
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- Noun:
- a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
Word Origin
- hurting (adj.)
- 1680s, "causing hurt," from present participle of hurt (v.). Reflexive sense of "suffering, feeling pain" recorded by 1944.
Example
- 1. A fabricated answer may come back to haunt you , hurting your credibility . "
- 2. Protecting consumers is part of the cftc 's job , but it was more worried about hurting wall street .
- 3. Are you hurting others by your lack of tact ?
- 4. My legs and lungs were hurting but it felt wonderful to be on the road once more .
- 5. The euro zone 's troubles are hurting other rich countries .