Definition of hurting Hurting

/hɚˈtɪŋ/ - [herting] - hurt•ing

We found 4 definitions of hurting from 4 different sources.

What does hurting mean?

WordNet

Noun
hurting - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
		pain
		symptom anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
		ache, aching a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
		agony, excruciation, suffering intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
		arthralgia pain in a joint or joints
		burn, burning damage inflicted by fire
		causalgia a burning pain in a limb along the course of a peripheral nerve; usually associated with skin changes
		colic, gripes, griping, intestinal colic acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
		chest pain pain in the chest
		chiralgia a pain in the hand that is not traumatic
		distress the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"
		dysmenorrhea painful menstruation
		glossalgia, glossodynia pain in the tongue
		growing pains problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)
		haemorrhoid, hemorrhoid, piles pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
		keratalgia pain in the cornea
		labor pain pain and discomfort associated with contractions of the uterus during labor
		mastalgia pain in the breast
		melagra rheumatic or myalgic pains in the arms or legs
		meralgia pain in the thigh
		metralgia pain in the uterus
		myalgia, myodynia pain in a muscle or group of muscles
		nephralgia pain in the kidney (usually felt in the loins)
		neuralgia, neuralgy acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves
		odynophagia severe pain on swallowing due to a disorder of the esophagus
		orchidalgia pain in the testes
		pang a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
		pang, sting a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
		photalgia, photophobia pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism)
		costalgia, pleuralgia, pleurodynia pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs
		podalgia foot pain
		proctalgia pain in the rectum
		referred pain pain that is felt at a place in the body different from the injured or diseased part where the pain would be expected; "angina pectoris can cause referred pain in the left shoulder"; "pain in the right shoulder can be referred pain from gallbladder disease"
		renal colic sharp pain in the lower back that radiates into the groin; associated with the passage of a renal calculus through the ureter
		smart, smarting, smartness a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
		stinging, sting a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
		stitch a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
		soreness, rawness, tenderness a chilly dampness; "the rawness of the midnight air"
		thermalgesia pain caused by heat
		throb an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head"
		torture, torment the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
		ulalgia pain in the gums