Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun smarting

1 sense of smarting

Sense 1
smart, smarting, smartness -- (a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore)
       => pain, hurting -- (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb smart

1 sense of smart

Sense 1
ache, smart, hurt -- (be the source of pain)
       => cause to be perceived -- (have perceptible qualities)

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