smart
verb (used without object)
to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
has been smarting
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present perfect progressiveof smart (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I know that Pomeroff has been smarting under the insult ever since.
From Rabbi and Priest A Story by Milton Goldsmith
Well, I own that it has been smarting a good deal the last few days," O'Grady admitted, reluctantly, "though I have not said as much to the doctor.
From With Moore at Corunna by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
The more willingly because for the last hour or two my back has been smarting unmercifully.
From Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
