stinging+pain;+remorse

  • 1Stinging — Sting Sting, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stung}(Archaic {Stang}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stinging}.] [AS. stingan; akin to Icel. & Sw. stinga, Dan. stinge, and probably to E. stick, v.t.; cf. Goth. usstiggan to put out, pluck out. Cf. {Stick}, v. t.] 1. To… …

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  • 2prick — I. v. a. 1. Pierce (with a small hole), perforate, puncture. 2. Spur, goad, incite, impel, urge, drive. 3. Sting, wound, pain, hurt, cut. 4. Make acid, acidify. 5. Erect. II. v. n. Spur, ride, gallop, hasten, post …

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  • 3smart — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English smert causing pain, from Old English smeart; akin to Old English smeortan Date: before 12th century 1. making one smart ; causing a sharp stinging 2. marked by often sharp forceful activity or vigorous… …

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  • 4smart — smartingly, adv. smartly, adv. smartness, n. /smahrt/, v., adj., smarter, smartest, adv., n. v.i. 1. to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound. 2. to be the cause of a sharp, stinging pain, as an irritating… …

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  • 5smart — [smärt] vi. [ME smerten < OE smeortan, akin to Ger schmerzen < IE * mer d < base * mer , to rub away, fret > L mordere, to bite, sting, Gr smerdnos, frightful] 1. a) to cause sharp, stinging pain, as a slap b) to be the source of such …

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  • 6smart — [[t]smɑrt[/t]] adj. smart•er, smart•est, v. adv. n. 1) having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student[/ex] 2) quick or prompt in action, as a person 3) shrewd or sharp, as a person in dealing with others 4)… …

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  • 7Prick — Prick, n. [AS. prica, pricca, pricu; akin to LG. prick, pricke, D. prik, Dan. prik, prikke, Sw. prick. Cf. {Prick}, v.] 1. That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a… …

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  • 8sting — stingingly, adv. stingless, adj. /sting/, v., stung or (Obs.) stang; stung; stinging; n. v.t. 1. to prick or wound with a sharp pointed, often venom bearing organ. 2. to affect painfully or irritatingly as a result of contact, as certain plants… …

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  • 9sting´ing|ly — sting «stihng», verb, stung or (Archaic) stang, sting|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to pierce or wound with a sharp pointed organ (often) bearing a poisonous fluid: »If a honeybee stings you, remove the stinger. 2 …

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  • 10sting — I. verb (stung; stinging) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stingan; akin to Old Norse stinga to sting and probably to Greek stachys spike of grain, stochos target, aim Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to prick painfully: as …

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