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Feeling, or causing, (typically slight or stinging) pain

(of the air or wind) Extremely cold

Able to make a way through or into something

Feeling or expressing great anger

An unpleasant sensation caused by physical illness or injury

A localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection

Annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated

Present participle for to feel physical pain, usually a sharp or stinging sensation

Present participle for to feel emotionally upset

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Adjective

Feeling, or causing, (typically slight or stinging) pain

feeling uncomfortable

giving someone gyp

giving someone trouble

physically challenged

on the sick list

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“He dipped the cloth gingerly into the cold water in the basin and applied it to his smarting face.”

Adjective

(of the air or wind) Extremely cold

three-dog night

chilled to the bone

invigorating^US

frozen to the marrow

air-conditioned

envigorating^UK

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Adjective

Able to make a way through or into something

strong-smelling

sharp-flavoured

highly seasoned

industrial-strength

highly flavoured

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Adjective

Feeling or expressing great anger

hot under the collar

bent out of shape

blue in the face

foaming at the mouth

in high dudgeon

beside yourself

as cross as two sticks

with all guns blazing

not best pleased

in a towering rage

at boiling point

overcome with anger

in a filthy temper

beside yourself with rage

ill-humoured^UK

as black as thunder

rubbed the wrong way

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

extremely angry

gnashing one's teeth

uncommunicative

at daggers drawn

unjustifiably resentful

unjustifiably offended

ready to be tied

burning with excitement

with chip on shoulder

with a chip on your shoulder

having short fuse

hot under collar

full of dislike

evil-intentioned

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Noun

An unpleasant sensation caused by physical illness or injury

painful feeling

painful sensation

pins and needles

creeping sensation

aches and pains

burning sensation

dissatisfaction

apprehensiveness

disconsolateness

unfortunateness

discontentedness

heaviness of heart

mental suffering

downheartedness

broken-heartedness

heartbrokenness

reverse of fortune

stroke of bad luck

harsh conditions

emotional suffering

screaming abdabs

screaming habdabs

emotional strain

disillusionment

pain in the rear

thorn in the flesh

pain in the backside

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

thorn in your side

heavy-heartedness

butterflies in the stomach

unconsolability

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Noun

A localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection

Noun

Annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated

dissatisfaction

discontentedness

egg on one's face

disillusionment

discombobulation

self-consciousness

apprehensiveness

righteous anger

chip on your shoulder

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

being rubbed up the wrong way

slap in the face

blow to one's pride

kick in the teeth

smack in the face

awkward situation

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Verb

Present participle for to feel physical pain, usually a sharp or stinging sensation

“Nigella's hand would smart for hours after she accidentally grabbed the hot pan from out of the oven without using a mitt.”

Verb

Present participle for to feel emotionally upset

“Donald would smart and stew over Barry's condescending comments about him at a public function.”

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