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How to pronounce smarting in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms smart, smartness
Type of hurting, pain
Derivation smart

Examples of smarting

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The nation was smarting from the Watergate scandal that destroyed Richard Nixon.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The Suns still are smarting over losing to the Spurs in the playoffs last year.
From the pe.com
The White House has been smarting because it has been outmaneuvered by Democrats.
From the time.com
I am still smarting, because I was feeling so confident and so good about myself.
From the washingtonpost.com
Finch, smarting from his defeat in the Knowles affair, held out for no change.
From the time.com
No. 7 Louisville has been smarting from a 33-point loss to Notre Dame Feb. 12.
From the post-gazette.com
That victory soothed a team still smarting after its stunning loss to Carmel.
From the lohud.com
Smarting from rejection, Henry leaves Canada for an unspecified foreign city.
From the bloomberg.com
Ultimately, this one felt like a kick in the stomach and I am still smarting.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
More examples
  • A kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
  • Ache: be the source of pain
  • Showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
  • Chic: elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut"
  • Bright: characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"
  • Fresh: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
  • SMart is a British CBBC television programme based on the subject of art, which began in 1994. The programme is recorded at BBC Television Centre in London. The format is similar to the Tony Hart programmes Take Hart and Hartbeat. ...
  • SMART is an independent Australian and New Zealand advertising agency with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Queensland and Auckland. Launched in 2000 as a boutique creative agency, the business has been described by as "one of the best known independent advertising agency success stories" in Australia.
  • Smart was the debut album for Britpop group Sleeper.