smart
verb (used without object)
to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
have smarted
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present perfectof smart.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"The media world is unrecognisable from the one he stepped into seventy years ago and the decision to scrap plans to reunite his empire must have smarted."
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2023
It must have smarted that he was the only one of the "I Love Lucy" four principals not nominated for an acting Emmy for the show.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2022
“If I had been told to get out of the street as a teenager, there would have been a distinct possibility that I might have smarted off,” Mr. Paul wrote.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2014
“If I had been told to get out of the street as a teenager, there would have been a distinct possibility that I might have smarted off,” he wrote.
From Washington Post
"Think how many backs have smarted, For the sweets," &c.
From Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854) by Julia Griffiths
