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(Entry 1 of 3)
causing intense discomfort to one's skin
- we had to press on, despite the smarting sleet that was blowing in our faces
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smarting
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of smarting (Entry 2 of 3)
as in ache, soreness
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for smarting
- affliction,
- agony,
- anguish,
- distress,
- excruciation,
- hurt,
- misery,
- pain,
- rack,
- strait(s),
- torment,
- torture,
- travail,
- tribulation,
- woe
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smarting
verbpresent participle of smart
Synonyms of smarting (Entry 3 of 3)
to feel or cause physical pain
- the injection only smarted for a moment
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