1. present participle of pain; causing physical or emotional suffering
Usage: present participle form

Examples

• The injury was still paining him weeks later.
• Her harsh words were paining the child deeply.
• The old wound started paining again in cold weather.
• It was paining her to see her friend so upset.
• His back has been paining him since the accident.
• The memory was paining her more than she expected.