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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

hurting

· IPA /hˈɜrtɪŋ/
01 n. a feeling of pain.
  1. 1.
    a feeling of pain.
Syn. pain.
02 adj. aching when touched.
  1. 1.
    aching when touched.
  2. 2.
    In distress; experiencing difficulty; as, with the dollar exchange rate so high, companies dependent on exports are really hurting.[Colloq.]
Syn. sensitive, sore, tender.