- smarting - experiencing a burning or stinging pain; "with smarting eyes from the smoke"
Antonym: painless (indirect, via painful)
- smart, smarting - a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
--1 is a kind of pain, hurting
Derived form: verb smart1
- ache, smart, hurt - be the source of pain
--1 is one way to cause to be perceived
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun smarting1, noun smart1
Did his feet smart?