Synonyms for hurting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : hurt |
| Phonetic Transcription : hÉœrt |
Top 10 synonyms for hurting Other synonyms for the word hurting
- abuse
- ache
- afflict
- aggrieve
- ail
- be sore
- be tender
- belt
- bite
- blemish
- burn
- chafe
- cramp
- cut
- cut to the quick
- cut up
- disable
- discomfit
- discommode
- displease
- distress
- do violence
- excruciate
- faze
- flail
- flog
- give no quarter
- go for jugular
- grieve
- hit where one lives
- kick
- lacerate
- lambaste
- lash
- lay a bad trip on
- lean on
- maltreat
- martyr
- martyrize
- maul
- mess up
- nip
- pierce
- pinch
- pommel
- prejudice
- prick
- pummel
- punch
- puncture
- put down
- put out
- rough up
- shake up
- slap
- slug
- smart
- spank
- spoil
- squeeze
- stab
- sting
- tear
- throb
- thumb nose at
- torment
- torture
- total
- trouble
- try
- upset
- vex
- vitiate
- wax
- whack
- whip
- wing
- work over
- wound
- wrack up
- wring
- zing
Définition of hurting
Origin :- 1680s, "causing hurt," from present participle of hurt (v.). Reflexive sense of "suffering, feeling pain" recorded by 1944.
- verb cause physical pain; experience pain
- verb cause mental pain
- So the poor brothers are to be left for fear of hurting the rich ones?
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- He had a strange pleasure in hurting the feelings of others.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Suddenly I relaxed my hold, for I was afraid of hurting her now.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- The strength of his fingers was hurting me: he hoped I would wince.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
- Was it impossible for her to realise that she was hurting him?
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- She was not afraid of offending Jimmy or of hurting his feelings.
- Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
- He would not have cared a bit about hurting Camille and his mother.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- You do not feel as if you ought not to walk on the grass for fear of hurting it.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- Then he became conscious that it was hurting him and he commenced to hate it.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- I seem to have a particularly unfortunate habit of hurting myself.
- Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss
Antonyms for hurting
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