Smarting
Full definition of smarting
Adjective
smarting
- Painful, sore.My arm is still smarting from where the ball hit it.
- (figuratively) Experiencing emotional pain or embarrassment.
Verb
- Present participle of smart
Noun
smarting
(plural smartings)- A sensation that smarts or stings.
- Thomas HalyburtonStrong they are; for they trample upon our light, the penalties of laws divine and human; yea, and the smartings of our own conscience.