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Mangled vs Smarting - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between mangled and smarting

is that mangled is mutilated, twisted, or disfigured while smarting is painful, sore.

As verbs the difference between mangled and smarting

is that mangled is past tense of mangle while smarting is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun smarting is

a sensation that smarts or stings.

mangled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • mutilated, twisted, or disfigured.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (mangle)

    • 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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