smart
verb (used without object)
to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
was smarting
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past progressiveof smart.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The Australian and New Zealand dollars were also pinned below last week's levels and the Russian rouble was smarting after suffering its sharpest fall in nearly two years on Friday.
From Reuters ● Feb. 14, 2022
Bayern was smarting from Wednesday’s 5-0 loss at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the cup, and it rebounded by ending Union’s 21-game unbeaten run at home in the league.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2021
By Thursday, Bowser’s team was smarting, and her spokesman dismissed a question about whether Gray had spent the week setting the agenda.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2017
Maryland’s DJ Durkin strengthened his secondary but was smarting after losing QB Dwayne Haskins, who was recruited by former coach Randy Edsall and flipped to Ohio State last month.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 3, 2016
Her eyes roved across my face, which was smarting with pain, and then settled on your cut lip, but she didn’t comment.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
