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hurting

adjective as in aching

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adjective as in achy

noun as in anguish

noun as in craving

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That kind of compassion might go a long way toward helping us begin to respond to a hurting world.

We are human, and freedom means living our lives without hurting others.

“Hurting others or destroying property is not the answer,” the elder Brown had said last week in a public-service video.

So you know that a bunch of political people say, ‘Well, it is not deep enough, and some people are hurting.’

Desperate to bring justice to those hurting, Harris even goes so far as to offer transportation to people without means to attend.

You can not misinterpret me; I dont want Sue to be hurt, and I do not want you to be capable of hurting her.

In a minute it went off, with the noise of a cannon, sinking the boat and badly hurting the man.

Sticking the empty pistol back into my pocket I jumped to get action, hurting my sore hand like the mischief in doing it.

They struck it, and both men say that the engine knocked it off into the river apparently without hurting anything.

"I'm very sorry for hurting Lord Saxby's feelings," said Michael with elaborate sarcasm.

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On this page you'll find 1323 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hurting, such as: nagging, sore, throbbing, raw, smarting, and stinging.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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