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Spell Bee Word: hurting


Basic Details

Word: Hurting

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Causing pain or harm, or feeling pain, as in 'My tooth is hurting'.

Synonyms: aching, harming, paining

Antonyms: healing, soothing

How to Spell Hurting

Syllables: hurt - ing

Tricky part: Hurt ends in two consonants, r and t, so the t is not doubled before ing. Hurtting is wrong.

Watch out for: hurtting, hirting, herting

Memory tip: Short words ending in one vowel and one consonant double it (sit, sitting). Hurt has r and t at the end, so just add ing, as in start, starting.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Tell the nurse if the injection is still hurting tomorrow.

Example 2: Shouting at the dog is only hurting your friendship with it.

Example 3: My feet were hurting after the long trek up to Triund.

Fun Fact

Hurt probably came into English from the Old French hurter, to knock or bump into, so its earliest meaning was to strike.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

hurtting

a) g
b) r
c) u
d) t

Show answer

d) t. Hurt already ends in two consonants, so its t is not doubled.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word hurting as used in the sentence:

My knee is still hurting from the fall I had during the relay race on sports day.

a) bending
b) resting
c) aching
d) healing

Show answer

c) aching. A knee that is hurting is aching; healing means getting better.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:

Stop gnuhtir your little brother's feelings with those silly jokes.

a) hurtling
b) hunting
c) hurling
d) hurting

Show answer

d) hurting. With one n and no l among the letters, hunting, hurtling and hurling are all ruled out.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The past tense of hurt is ____.

a) hurted
b) hurt
c) hurten
d) hurtt

Show answer

b) hurt

2. Which of these is most likely to be hurting?

a) a fresh towel
b) a sprained ankle
c) a full water bottle
d) a sharpened pencil

Show answer

b) a sprained ankle

Associated Words

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