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Feverish vs Smarting - What's the difference?

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Feverish is a related term of smarting.


As adjectives the difference between feverish and smarting

is that feverish is in the state of having a fever, to have an elevated body temperature while smarting is painful, sore.

As a verb smarting is

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As a noun smarting is

a sensation that smarts or stings.

feverish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • In the state of having a fever, to have an elevated body temperature.
    • The illness made him feverish , so they applied cold compresses.
  • Filled with excess energy.
    • He worked with feverish excitement.

    Derived terms

    * feverishly * feverish matter * feverishness * feverish urine

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    smarting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Painful, sore.
    • My arm is still smarting from where the ball hit it.
  • (figuratively) Experiencing emotional pain or embarrassment.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sensation that smarts or stings.
  • * (Thomas Halyburton)
    • Strong they are; for they trample upon our light, the penalties of laws divine and human; yea, and the smartings of our own conscience.

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