Smarting (Noun)
Meaning
A kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The burn on her hand was smarting from the scalding water she touched earlier.
- After the surgery, the wound on his knee was smarting and making it difficult for him to walk.
- The athlete's eyes were smarting from the sweat that dripped into them during the intense training session.
- The little girl was crying because her scraped knee was smarting and throbbing painfully.
- The survivor's skin was smarting from the sunburn she got during the long hike in the desert.