1. feeling a sharp, stinging pain
Usage: present participle of ‘smart’
2. feeling upset or hurt by criticism or embarrassment
Usage: present participle of ‘smart’

1. causing or feeling a sharp, stinging sensation

Examples

• His eyes were smarting from the smoke.
• The cut on her finger was still smarting hours later.
• She was smarting from the harsh criticism of her work.
• He’s still smarting over losing the championship game.
• The smarting sensation in his throat made it hard to swallow.
• After the argument, both sides were smarting from the exchange.
• The antiseptic left a smarting feeling on the wound.