Smarting

Synonyms for "smarting" (36 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Adjective(5 words)

pained achesome aching achy ashamed

ache angry burn

Strong matches (10)

burning festering fiery fire galled inflamed irritated

Adjective(3 words)

griefful hurt hurty

Related words (18)

pain red sensitive smart sting stinging tingle tingling

Adjective(8 words)

painfilled painful raw smartful sore suffering tender tormented

Noun(2 words)

smart smartness

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

2 entries

hurting pain

Synonyms

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smart

derived from

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smart

form of

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smart

related to

5 entries

embarrassment pain painful smart sore

Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

Finnish

1 entries

kipeä adj (painful, sore)

Māori

1 entries

puia adj (painful, sore)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

یانغین adj (painful, sore)

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Are you still smarting over my remarks?

Source: tatoeba (16422)

Poor Daphnis, smarting with his beating, cried out for assistance.

Source: tatoeba (6212697)

The company is still smarting from the revelations.

Source: tatoeba (11431900)

The players are still smarting over their defeat.

Source: tatoeba (11431939)

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