'Hurting' definitions:
Definition of 'hurting'
(from WordNet)
noun
A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" [syn: pain, hurting]
Definition of 'Hurting'
From: GCIDE
- Hurt \Hurt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hurt; p. pr. & vb. n. Hurting.] [OE. hurten, hirten, horten, herten; prob. fr. OF. hurter, heurter, to knock, thrust, strike, F. heurter; cf. W. hyrddu to push, drive, assault, hwrdd a stroke, blow, push; also, a ram, the orig. sense of the verb thus perhaps being, to butt as a ram; cf. D. horten to push, strike, MHG. hurten, both prob. fr. Old French.]
- 1. To cause physical pain to; to do bodily harm to; to wound or bruise painfully. [1913 Webster]
- The hurt lion groans within his den. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To impar the value, usefulness, beauty, or pleasure of; to damage; to injure; to harm. [1913 Webster]
- Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To wound the feelings of; to cause mental pain to; to offend in honor or self-respect; to annoy; to grieve. "I am angry and hurt." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'hurting'
From: GCIDE
- hurting \hurting\ n. a feeling of pain.
- Syn: pain. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'hurting'
From: GCIDE
- hurting \hurting\ adj.
- 1. aching when touched.
- Syn: sensitive, sore, tender. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. In distress; experiencing difficulty; as, with the dollar exchange rate so high, companies dependent on exports are really hurting. [Colloq.] [PJC]
Synonyms of 'hurting'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aches and pains,
- aching,
- acute,
- afflicted,
- afflictive,
- agonized,
- agonizing,
- algetic,
- atrocious,
- bankruptcy,
- biting,
- breakage,
- breakdown,
- collapse,
- convulsed,
- crack-up,
- cramping,
- crippling,
- crucified,
- cruel,
- damage,
- destruction,
- detriment,
- dilapidation,
- disablement,
- discomfort,
- disrepair,
- distress,
- distressed,
- distressing,
- dolor,
- encroachment,
- excruciating,
- gnawing,
- grave,
- griping,
- hard,
- harm,
- harrowed,
- harrowing,
- harsh,
- hobbling,
- hurt,
- hurtful,
- impairment,
- in distress,
- in pain,
- incapacitation,
- infringement,
- injury,
- inroad,
- lacerated,
- loss,
- maiming,
- malaise,
- martyred,
- martyrized,
- mayhem,
- mischief,
- misery,
- mutilation,
- on the rack,
- pain,
- pained,
- painful,
- paroxysmal,
- piercing,
- poignant,
- pungent,
- racked,
- racking,
- ruination,
- ruinousness,
- sabotage,
- scathe,
- Schmerz,
- severe,
- sharp,
- shooting,
- sickening,
- sore,
- spasmatic,
- spasmic,
- spasmodic,
- spoiling,
- stabbing,
- stinging,
- suffering,
- tormented,
- tormenting,
- tortured,
- torturous,
- twisted,
- under the harrow,
- weakening,
- wounded,
- wrung