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Smarting
adj, noun, verb
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Painful, sore.
"My arm is still smarting from where the ball hit it."
- 2 Experiencing emotional pain or embarrassment. figuratively
Noun
- 1 A sensation that smarts or stings. countable, uncountable
"Strong they are; for they trample upon our light, the penalties of laws divine and human; yea, and the smartings of our own conscience."
- 2 a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of smart form-of, gerund, participle, present
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English smertyng, smertinge, from Old English smeortung, smertung (“smarting, itching”), equivalent to smart + -ing.
Etymology 2
From Middle English smertyng, smertinge, from Old English smeortung, smertung (“smarting, itching”), equivalent to smart + -ing.
Etymology 3
From Middle English smertyng, smertinge, from Old English smeortung, smertung (“smarting, itching”), equivalent to smart + -ing.
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