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I got a paper cut on my hand, and it really smarts.
I was still smarting from what had happened the last time.
They'll be smarting over that one for quite some time.
The Mayor is still smarting more than four months later.
His were smarting now, as if he wanted to cry.
She was still smarting under his remark about her hair.
His shoulder was still smarting when he came to the ball park today.
So why am I still smarting over his tone of voice - five days later?
I was still smarting from her look of menace when we left the house.
What looks like a smart move one year may leave you smarting the next.
English teachers in particular are smarting from the state's label.
"I see you need no help from me," said the boy, smarting.
And she smarted now with the realization of opportunity lost.
He smarts off, I can give him an attitude adjustment.
She rubbed her eye, which had to be smarting by now.
But I never had the book smarts he did.
I was still smarting from the fact she'd never bothered to make contact.
He had the kind of insights and street smarts that every good defense lawyer could use.
Still, it smarts to have a company snatched up on the cheap.
But I opened them immediately again, smarting under the strap.
The police are still smarting, and have vowed to be more aggressive.
The industry, still smarting from its concessions in 1900, opposed any federal role.
There may have been some smarted ways to update the screen.
But they are still smarting at the delays and difficulties.
Why would I be smarting in any way, shape or form?"