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Smarting

To hurt or sting.

📖 Definitions of "Smarting"

verb
  1. 1

    To hurt or sting.

    "After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!""

  2. 2

    To cause a smart or sting in.

  3. 3

    To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.

noun
  1. 1

    A sensation that smarts or stings.

adjective
  1. 1

    Painful, sore.

    "My arm is still smarting from where the ball hit it."

  2. 2

    Experiencing emotional pain or embarrassment.

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WordDefinition
smartnoun(intransitive) To hurt or sting.
painfulCausing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

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painfulCausing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
soreCausing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
snellnounA short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook or lure is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line.
tendernounThe inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
bitterHaving an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
hurtnounAn emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience.
smartful(obsolete) painful
prickynounStiff and sharp; prickly.
painlikenounResembling pain.
irritatingCausing irritation, annoyance or pain.
stingingHaving the capacity to sting.
painsomeIndicating or marked by pain; painful
naggingnounThe action of the verb nag.
woundsomeCausing, resembling, or indicating a wound or injury; hurtful; painful.
senticousPrickly, thorny.
pinchynoun(informal) slightly painful, akin to being pinched
itchyFeeling an itching sensation; feeling a need to be scratched. (of a person, animal or body part)
piquantFavorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy.
scratchy(chiefly of a sore throat) Irritating; itchy.
frettynounInclined to fret, agitated, worrying.

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