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smarting

adj

Etymology

From Middle English smertyng, smertinge, from Old English smeortung, smertung (“smarting, itching”), equivalent to smart + -ing.

  1. inherited from smeortung
  2. inherited from smertyng

Definitions

  1. Painful, sore.

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

  2. Experiencing emotional pain or embarrassment.

  3. present participle and gerund of smart

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A sensation that smarts or stings.

      • Strong they are; for they trample upon our light, the penalties of laws divine and human; yea, and the smartings of our own conscience.

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Derived

smartingly

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA