hurt
verb (used with object)
to cause bodily injury to; injure.
had been hurting
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past perfect progressiveof hurt.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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"Some nights I would wake up in the middle of night; I'd have school but my teeth had been hurting all night."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023
While Scheffler admitted his stomach had been hurting over the weekend and he cried Sunday morning because of the pressure, he hardly looked rattled while posting a 1-under 71 that gave him a three-shot victory.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
Greene informed the team after Sunday’s 9-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, in which he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning, that his throwing shoulder had been hurting recently.
From Reuters ● Jul. 2, 2018
“We’ve been able to clean up some of the little things that had been hurting us,” Douglas said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2017
My face, my body, my general image in his life had been hurting him.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
