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smarting

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈsmɑɹtɪŋ/Part of speech nounSorted agimnrstStarts with SEnds with G0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

Word origin

From Middle English smertyng, smertinge, from Old English smeortung, smertung (“smarting, itching”), equivalent to smart + -ing.

Used in a sentence

  • My arm is still smarting from where the ball hit it.
  • Strong they are; for they trample upon our light, the penalties of laws divine and human; yea, and the smartings of our own conscience.

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