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- [hurt]
- /hɜrt/
- /hɜːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hurt]
- /hɜrt/
Definitions of hurting word
- verb with object hurting to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident. 1
- verb with object hurting to cause bodily pain to or in: The wound still hurts him. 1
- verb with object hurting to damage or decrease the efficiency of (a material object) by striking, rough use, improper care, etc.: Moths can't hurt this suit because it's mothproof. Dirty oil can hurt a car's engine. 1
- verb with object hurting to affect adversely; harm: to hurt one's reputation; It wouldn't hurt the lawn if you watered it more often. 1
- verb with object hurting to cause mental pain to; offend or grieve: She hurt his feelings by not asking him to the party. 1
- verb without object hurting to feel or suffer bodily or mental pain or distress: My back still hurts. 1
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Origin of hurting
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (v.) Middle English hurten, hirten, herten to injure, damage, stumble, knock together, apparently < Old French hurter to knock (against), oppose (compare French heurter, orig. dial.), probably a verbal derivative of Frankish *hûrt ram, cognate with Old Norse hrūtr; (noun) Middle English < Old French, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Hurting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hurting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hurting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hurting
adjective hurting
- sad — Systems Analysis Definition
- aching — causing physical pain or distress: treatment for an aching back.
- heartbroken — crushed with sorrow or grief.
- brokenhearted — Someone who is brokenhearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
- blue — Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
noun hurting
- anguish — Anguish is great mental suffering or physical pain.
- adversity — an unfortunate event or incident
- munchies — crunchy or chewy. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies.
- on the skids — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
- heartache — emotional pain or distress; sorrow; grief; anguish.
Antonyms for hurting
adjective hurting
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
Top questions with hurting
- how to make your stomach stop hurting?
- how to stop my teeth from hurting?
- how to make your ear stop hurting?
- why is my stomach hurting?
- how to make your throat stop hurting?
- how to make your braces stop hurting?
- when someone you love is hurting?
- how to break up with a girl without hurting her?
- why are my knees hurting?
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