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Things smarting often describes ("smarting ________")
- indignation
- slap
- lump
- water
- skin
- acuteness
- pain
- sense
- malady
- glare
- sensations
- soles
- consideration
- sweat
- puncture
- tension
- arms
- stroke
- pupil
- feeling
- glass
- whip
- ear
- complex
- blow
- cut
- hand
- linger
- retort
- scratches
- eyes
- head
- face
- sensibilities
- shoulder
- burns
- willow
- feet
- burn
- theory
- vanity
- defeat
- repartee
- eye
- rod
- palms
- spot
- disappointment
- strokes
- smog
- stings
- pride
- wrist
- palm
- sensation
- wind
- wound
- dilation
- scourge
- anguish
- defeats
- undergraduates
- spirit
- bait
- character
- rebuke
- arm
- skins
- memory
- recollection
- wounds
- shame
- smoke
- brine
- urchin
- pangs
- fatigue
- consciousness
- scornfulness
- clouds
- soul
- scratch
- conscience
- scar
- effect
- pains
- sting
- suggestions
- lids
How smarting often is described ("________ smarting")
- terrible
- unusual
- unpleasant
- superficial
- disagreeable
- much
- cold
- temporary
- painful
- great
- acute
- more
- momentary
- intolerable
- mild
- variable
- little
- moderate
- internal
- transient
- dreadful
- constant
- inward
- daily
- sore
- immediate
- considerable
- occasional
- intense
- violent
- slight
- consequent
- uncomfortable
- lively
- severe
- subsequent
- sharp
