Hurting

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A feeling of physical pain or emotional distress arising from injury or unkind treatment.

“The hurting from the rejection stayed with him for a long time before he began to recover.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

hurt·ing

Related Words

Synonyms

pain

Antonyms

comfort relief ease pleasure

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -ING, H starter, contains the common HURT base in the first four positions

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All common low-value tiles and the familiar HURT stem makes this easy to build on the board

Words Related to Hurting

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “hurting” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

hunting hurling hutting

Words you can make from Hurting

Shorter words formed from the letters in “hurting”.

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