SMARTING
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Definition
verb
- To hurt or sting.“After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"”
- To cause a smart or sting in.
- To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.
noun
- A sensation that smarts or stings.
adjective
- Painful, sore.“My arm is still smarting from where the ball hit it.”
- Experiencing emotional pain or embarrassment.
Source: Wiktionary
