Smarting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

be the source of pain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/smˈɑːɹɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/smˈɑːtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/smˈɑːtɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /smˈɑːɹɾɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smartness hurt ache smart

Parts of Speech

noun	a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
verb	be the source of pain

Word Forms

smart	adjective	painfully severe
smart	verb	be the source of pain
ache	noun	a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
aching	noun	a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
smarting	noun	a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
smart	noun	a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
hurt	noun	psychological suffering
hurting	noun	a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schmerzlich

eine Art Schmerz, wie er beispielsweise durch eine Wunde, eine Verbrennung oder eine Wunde verursacht wird

🇫🇷French

picotement

une sorte de douleur telle que celle provoquée par une blessure, une brûlure ou une plaie

🇪🇸Spanish

inteligente

un tipo de dolor como el causado por una herida o una quemadura o una llaga

🇮🇹Italian

bruciore

un tipo di dolore come quello causato da una ferita, da un'ustione o da una piaga

🇳🇱Dutch

smartelijk

een soort pijn zoals veroorzaakt door een wond, brandwond of pijnlijke plek

🇵🇹Portuguese

inteligente

um tipo de dor como a causada por uma ferida, queimadura ou ferida

🇷🇺Russian

жжение

своего рода боль, например, вызванная раной, ожогом или язвой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चतुर बनाना

एक प्रकार का दर्द जैसे घाव या जलन या घाव के कारण होने वाला दर्द

🇧🇩Bengali

স্মার্টিং

এক ধরণের ব্যথা যেমন ক্ষত বা পোড়া বা ঘা দ্বারা সৃষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

புத்திசாலி

காயம் அல்லது தீக்காயம் அல்லது புண் போன்ற ஒரு வகையான வலி

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలివిగా

గాయం లేదా కాలిన గాయం లేదా పుండు వల్ల కలిగే ఒక రకమైన నొప్పి

🇮🇳Marathi

हुशार

एक प्रकारचा वेदना जसे की जखम किंवा भाजल्यामुळे किंवा फोडामुळे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્માર્ટિંગ

એક પ્રકારનો દુખાવો જેમ કે ઘા અથવા દાઝી જવાથી અથવા વ્રણને કારણે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚುರುಕಾದ

ಗಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸುಟ್ಟಗಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಹುಣ್ಣಿನಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಒಂದು ರೀತಿಯ ನೋವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്മാർട്ടിംഗ്

മുറിവ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൊള്ളൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്രണം മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്ന ഒരുതരം വേദന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਰਟਿੰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਕਿਸਮ ਦਾ ਦਰਦ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮ ਜਾਂ ਜਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਫੋੜੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوشیار

ایک قسم کا درد جیسے زخم یا جلنے یا زخم کی وجہ سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

智能

一种疼痛，例如由伤口、烧伤或溃疡引起的疼痛

🇯🇵Japanese

スマート化

傷、火傷、ただれなどによって引き起こされる一種の痛み

🇰🇷Korean

스마트하게

상처나 화상, 궤양으로 인한 통증의 일종

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thông minh

một loại đau đớn như đau do vết thương hoặc vết bỏng hoặc vết loét

🇹🇭Thai

ฉลาด

ความเจ็บปวดชนิดหนึ่งเช่นที่เกิดจากบาดแผลหรือแผลไหม้หรือเจ็บ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pedih

sejenis rasa sakit seperti yang disebabkan oleh luka atau luka bakar atau luka

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging matalino

isang uri ng sakit tulad ng dulot ng sugat o paso o sugat

🇲🇾Malay

kepintaran

sejenis kesakitan seperti yang disebabkan oleh luka atau melecur atau luka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الذكاء

نوع من الألم كالألم الناتج عن جرح أو حرق أو قرحة

🇮🇷Persian

هوشمند سازی

نوعی دردی مانند درد ناشی از زخم یا سوختگی یا زخم

🇹🇷Turkish

akıllı olmak

bir yaranın, yanık veya yaranın neden olduğu bir tür ağrı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חכמה

סוג של כאב כמו זה שנגרם על ידי פצע או כוויה או פצע

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