'Hurting' definitions:

Definition of 'hurting'

From: WordNet
noun
A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" [syn: pain, hurting]

Definition of 'Hurting'

From: GCIDE
  • Hurt \Hurt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hurt; p. pr. & vb. n. Hurting.] [OE. hurten, hirten, horten, herten; prob. fr. OF. hurter, heurter, to knock, thrust, strike, F. heurter; cf. W. hyrddu to push, drive, assault, hwrdd a stroke, blow, push; also, a ram, the orig. sense of the verb thus perhaps being, to butt as a ram; cf. D. horten to push, strike, MHG. hurten, both prob. fr. Old French.]
  • 1. To cause physical pain to; to do bodily harm to; to wound or bruise painfully. [1913 Webster]
  • The hurt lion groans within his den. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To impar the value, usefulness, beauty, or pleasure of; to damage; to injure; to harm. [1913 Webster]
  • Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To wound the feelings of; to cause mental pain to; to offend in honor or self-respect; to annoy; to grieve. "I am angry and hurt." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'hurting'

From: GCIDE
  • hurting \hurting\ n. a feeling of pain.
  • Syn: pain. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'hurting'

From: GCIDE
  • hurting \hurting\ adj.
  • 1. aching when touched.
  • Syn: sensitive, sore, tender. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. In distress; experiencing difficulty; as, with the dollar exchange rate so high, companies dependent on exports are really hurting. [Colloq.] [PJC]