SMARTING

8 letters 11 Scrabble points

Definition of SMARTING

verb

  1. To hurt or sting.

    "After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!""

  2. To cause a smart or sting in.

  3. To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.

noun

  1. A sensation that smarts or stings.

adjective

  1. Painful, sore.

    "My arm is still smarting from where the ball hit it."

  2. Experiencing emotional pain or embarrassment.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S M A R T I N G
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 11 points

Anagrams of SMARTING

Words that use the same letters:

MIGRANTS

Words Containing "SMARTING"

OUTSMARTING SMARTINGLY UNSMARTING

Words Starting with "SMARTING"

SMARTINGLY

Words Ending with "SMARTING"

OUTSMARTING UNSMARTING