smarting

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Synonyms: starting, sharting, smartling, smirting, smarming, marting, searing, startling, soaring, staring, starling

Antonyms: starting, sharting, smartling, smirting, smarming, marting, searing, startling, soaring, staring, starling

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Adjective

1. [[painful|Painful]], [[sore]].
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Experiencing emotional [[pain]] or [[embarrassment]].

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|smart||ing-form}}

Noun

1. A sensation that smarts or stings.

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