suffering

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: suf‧fer‧ing

Verb

Plain form suffer

Third-person singular suffers

Past tense suffered

Past participle suffered

Present participle suffering

1. The present participle of suffer.

   He was suffering from the pain of a broken toe.

Noun

Singular suffering

Plural sufferings

1. The sufferings of a person is the pain or distress they are going through.