hurting - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder“the patient developed severe pain and distension”Synonyms: painType of symptomKinds agony, sting, ache, burn, torture, nephralgia, throb, myalgia, podalgia, proctalgia +29 more

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hurting noun

a feeling of pain. Syn. — pain.

hurting adjective

1. aching when touched. Syn. — sensitive, sore, tender.

2. In distress; experiencing difficulty; as, with the dollar exchange rate so high, companies dependent on exports are really hurting. colloquial

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors, WordNet 1.5