"smarting" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more smarting [comparative], most smarting [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English smertyng, smertinge, from Old English smeortung, smertung (“smarting, itching”), equivalent to smart + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|smertyng}} Middle English smertyng, {{inh|en|ang|smeortung}} Old English smeortung, {{af|en|smart|-ing}} smart + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} smarting (comparative more smarting, superlative most smarting)
  1. Painful, sore. Translations (painful, sore): puia (Maori)
    Sense id: en-smarting-en-adj-CjQq5yA5 Disambiguation of 'painful, sore': 97 3
  2. (figuratively) Experiencing emotional pain or embarrassment. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-smarting-en-adj-3VxwJ~qH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 44 24 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 25 41 28 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 48 25 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 45 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 27 50 16 7

Noun

Forms: smartings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English smertyng, smertinge, from Old English smeortung, smertung (“smarting, itching”), equivalent to smart + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|smertyng}} Middle English smertyng, {{inh|en|ang|smeortung}} Old English smeortung, {{af|en|smart|-ing}} smart + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} smarting (countable and uncountable, plural smartings)
  1. A sensation that smarts or stings. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-smarting-en-noun-smcxjTCM

Verb

Etymology: From Middle English smertyng, smertinge, from Old English smeortung, smertung (“smarting, itching”), equivalent to smart + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|smertyng}} Middle English smertyng, {{inh|en|ang|smeortung}} Old English smeortung, {{af|en|smart|-ing}} smart + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} smarting
  1. present participle and gerund of smart Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: smart
    Sense id: en-smarting-en-verb-R3u4Z9gP

Inflected forms

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