is smarting
- present progressive of smart (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Drake is smarting, and he spreads that hurt across more than an hour in the trilogy’s marquee album “Iceman.”
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
On security issues, France is smarting from its just-completed withdrawal from Mali where it had been leading the fight against jihadi groups in the Sahel.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2022
Bayern is smarting after its heaviest defeat for 43 years and will be looking for a reaction to Wednesday’s 5-0 loss at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the German Cup.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Penn State is smarting after losing to Indiana in overtime and hasn’t opened Big Ten play 0-2 since 2010.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2020
My shoulder is smarting a good deal, and I shall be all the better for a few more hours' rest myself.
From The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition by Nash, Joseph
