paining
present participle ofpain
pain
verb[T]
formaluk/peɪn/us/peɪn/If something pains you, itcausesyou tofeelsadandupset:
[+ to infinitive]Itpains metoseeanimalsbeingmistreated.
to hurt someone emotionally
- hurtI'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you.
- hurt someone’s feelingsDon't say anything - you'll hurt her feelings.
- upsetI'm sorry the news upset you.
- woundHe had wounded her pride more than she would ever have admitted.
- painIt pains me to admit it, but there's nothing I can do to change the situation.
- grieveIt grieved him that he had been the cause of all the bitterness.
Making people sad, shocked and upset
- aback
- amiss
- appal
- be laughing on the other side ofyourfaceidiom
- bite
- haunt
- heartbreaker
- heartbreakingly
- hit/touch a (raw) nerveidiom
- horrify
- mess
- nose
- sensitivity
- shake
- shakesomeoneup
- shake/rocksomethingtoitsfoundationsidiom
- shattering
- shocker
- sorrow
- tear
Examplesofpaining
paining
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Just his heart ispaining.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He performs sandpainingon stage, adding music and lighting.
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