hurt for someone/something

hurt for (someone or something)

1. To feel a strong desire for someone or something. She hurt for the companionship of her husband when he was deployed overseas.
2. To feel sadness and/or empathy for someone. I hurt for those little children who just lost their parents in a car accident.
See also: hurt
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hurt for someone/something

in. to long after someone or something; to need someone or something. I sure am hurting for a nice big steak.
See also: hurt, someone, something
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • hurt for (someone or something)
  • ache
  • ache for
  • ache for (someone or something)
  • aching
  • feel (some emotion) about (someone or something)
  • feel somehow about
  • feel like
  • feel like doing
  • feel like oneself