suffer
verb (used without object)
to undergo or feel pain or distress.
will be suffering
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future progressiveof suffer.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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Owner Enrico Coke said he opened his place for fear that his neighbors had nowhere to go: "I'm concerned about farmers, the fishermen will be suffering after this."
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
Much of the storming and flooding appears to have passed, but the surviving communities will be suffering for weeks to come.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2024
“There’s a tremendous amount of pressure on youth right now because we will be the ones that, at the end of the day, will be suffering the consequences. Our future is at stake,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024
Manzello said climate models suggest that all of the world’s coral will be suffering severe bleaching every year beginning around 2040.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
There will be suffering and privation, it is true, but rest assured, Harold, we will bear it all without a murmur, as our fathers did in the days of '76.
From Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession by Benjamin Wood
