smart
verb (used without object)
to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
are smarting
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present progressiveof smart.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The Chargers are smarting after the loss to Kansas City, but they played well and are getting healthier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2022
The Seahawks are smarting after a 17-15 loss to Washington in which Russell Wilson’s potential tying two-point conversion pass was intercepted in the end zone with 15 seconds left.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2021
Those of Washington's allies who joined in the Afghanistan project are smarting.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2021
US box office takings are down 19% on the same period last year, while the studios are smarting from such high-profile casualties as The Lone Ranger, After Earth and the supernatural action-thriller RIPD.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2013
“Ignore her,” I manage to utter, even though my eyes are smarting.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
