smarting
smarting · more smarting · most smarting
Painful, sorePainful, sore.
/ˈsmɑɹtɪŋ/
Meaning
2 sensesPainful, sore.
My arm is still smarting from where the ball hit it.
(figuratively)Experiencing emotional pain or embarrassment.
Origin
From Middle English smertyng, smertinge, from Old English smeortung, smertung (“smarting,From Middle English smertyng, smertinge, from Old English smeortung, smertung (“smarting, itching”), equivalent to smart + -ing.
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Forms
more smarting, most smarting| Comparative | more smarting Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most smarting Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
17 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedsmartingly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.