to smart
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7.4
- verb
- /smɑrt/
:
arder
- After hitting his elbow, it smarts for hours afterward.
- still smarting
He was from the area, growing up in small town Potlatch and still smarting from his own childhood run insurance.
- He was from the area, growing up in small town Potlatch and still smarting from his own childhood run insurance.
Examples
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Claude gets to his feet, drenched with wine and smarting from Serafine's punches.
Fiction book (1997) -
That must really smart.
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Oh, yes, yeah, sometimes it smarts a little.
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You know, this really smarts!
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I was just wondering, because it really smarts.
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His eyes were cold, and Nathan knew he was still smarting over his presence in the store.
Fiction book (1990) -
My eyes and throat smarted from the cloak of dust, the sting of gunpowder.
Fiction book (2002) -
Lucian's face was red and smarting from sunburn, and his arms ached.
Fiction book (1995) -
The Chestnut Baker was standing to one side, his eyes smarting, and snakes of sweat wound about his brow.
Fiction book (1998) -
Although still smarting a bit from the Texas debacle, Gibbs III says alternative accreditation deserves another shot.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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1.0
Make someone suffer physical or emotional pain
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1.0
To feel a steady, dull pain in a part of the body
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4.0
Cause a small stinging or tingling feeling on the skin
To feel a sharp pain or feel hurt after criticism
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
3
6.8
People believed to have expert knowledge or inside information about investments and bets
- Specialized
1
3.8
A group of connected home devices like lights or speakers you control together
How Sharp
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb smart comes from the same old English root smeart meaning 'to sting', so when a part of your body smarts it feels a sharp, stinging pain. This is the same idea behind the noun and adjective for pain.