hurt
verb (used with object)
to cause bodily injury to; injure.
have been hurting
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present perfect progressiveof hurt.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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That was one of the reasons the group decided on a field day celebration: “Our stomachs have been hurting, our backs have been hurting, just all of the body ailments.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
In those other times, I think it’s just, the fans have been hurting along with him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2025
The assumption was that I must have been hurting mentally as much as I was physically.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2024
Miners have been hurting from sticky inflation and high fuel prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, along with labor shortages in the United States.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2023
People have been hurting my feelings all the morning and now you come and are—kind.
From Peggy Parsons at Prep School by Annabel Sharp
