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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective aching when touched.
  • adjective colloq. In distress; experiencing difficulty.
  • noun a feeling of pain.

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  • verb Present participle of hurt.

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  • noun a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

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