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hurting for

hurting for is the present participle and gerund of hurt for.

Meaning of hurt for

Verb

hurt for (third-person singular simple present hurts for, present participle hurting for, simple past and past participle hurt for)

  1. (US) To need or crave something vital.
    • I'm hurting for a ride home.
  2. (US) To sympathize or empathize with (someone).
    • I hurt for the victims.

Questions about hurting for

What is hurting for the present participle and gerund of?
Hurting for is the present participle and gerund of hurt for.

Words near hurting for in the dictionary

  1. hurtfulnesses
  2. hurtier
  3. hurtiest
  4. hurting
  5. hurting a fly
  6. hurting for
  7. hurting someone's feelings
  8. hurtingest
  9. hurtingly
  10. hurtings
  11. hurtle

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hurting for (page history and authors); hurt for (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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