adjective
- experiencing physical or emotional pain
- in financial difficulty or distress
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
verb
- present participle of hurt; causing pain or injury
Examples
- My back is really hurting after that long drive.
- Stop hurting your little brother!
- She’s been hurting ever since the breakup.
- The company is hurting due to poor sales.
- His knee was hurting for weeks after the accident.
- Are you hurting for money this month?
- The team is hurting without their star player.