smarting
smarting — verb
- smartingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- smartings3rd person singular
- smartinging-ing form
- smartingedpast simple
1. if a part of your body is smarting, it gives you a sudden sharp burning feeling,
if a part of your body is smarting, it gives you a sudden sharp burning feeling, often from a cut, a slap, or something getting into it.
Rohan's eyes were smarting from the thick smoke in the kitchen.
smarting from [cause that irritates the body]
The cold wind left Sofie's cheeks smarting as she walked to school.
[body part] + smarting after exposure
After the bee sting, the boy's arm kept smarting for almost an hour.
Soap got into the cut, and Eli felt his knee smarting at once.
Her hand was still smarting where the hot pan had touched it.
文法句型
[body part] + be smarting
smarting from [cause]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a body part (eyes, skin, hand) or the cause is given with 'from'. Distinguish from sense 2: this is real physical pain, not hurt feelings.
常見錯誤
2. to still feel hurt, angry, or ashamed after you have failed at something or been
to still feel hurt, angry, or ashamed after you have failed at something or been strongly criticised.
Bilal was still smarting from the rude comments his coach made after the match.
smarting from [criticism]
The team kept smarting over their loss to a much weaker side.
smarting over [a defeat]
Months later, Ezra was still smarting from being passed over for the job.
Sade left the meeting smarting after her idea was openly laughed at.
The whole class was smarting from the harsh review their play had received.
文法句型
smarting from [criticism/defeat]
still smarting over [event]
用法筆記
Frequently used with 'still' and followed by 'from' or 'over' naming the failure or criticism. Distinguish from sense 1: the pain here is emotional, not a feeling in the body.
常見錯誤
smarting — noun
1. the sharp burning feeling left behind by a small injury, like a graze, a slap, o
the sharp burning feeling left behind by a small injury, like a graze, a slap, or an insect bite.
Indra rubbed her eyes to ease the smarting from the chopped onions.
the smarting from [an irritant]
The cold water took away the smarting in Theo's grazed knee.
the smarting in [an injured body part]
Lucía felt a sudden smarting as the antiseptic touched the open cut.
The smarting of the slap stayed on the boy's face long after.
文法句型
the smarting of [body part]
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and followed by 'of', 'in', or 'from' naming the body part or cause. The matching verb sense (verb/1) is far more common than this noun.