Synonyms of the word

stinging

• adj. Having the capacity to sting.
• v. present participle of sting.
• n. The act by which someone receives a sting.

cutting

• v. present participle of cut.
• n. (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
• n. (countable) A section removed from the larger whole.
• n. (countable) A newspaper clipping.
• n. (countable) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
• n. (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
• n. (uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.
• n. (uncountable) Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.
• n. (machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
• n. (countable) A narrow passage, dug for a road, railway or canal to go through.
• adj. (not comparable) That is used for cutting.
• adj. Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.

edged

• v. simple past tense and past participle of edge.
• adj. That has a sharp planar surface.
• adj. followed by with: Having an edging of a certain material, color, and so on.

hurting

• v. present participle of hurt.
• n. A sensation that hurts.

pain

• n. (countable and uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation,…
• n. (uncountable) The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure;…
• n. (countable) An annoying person or thing.
• n. (uncountable, obsolete) Suffering inflicted as punishment or penalty.
• n. Labour; effort; pains.
• v. (transitive) To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any…
• v. (transitive) To render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to grieve.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.

painful

• adj. Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
• adj. Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
• adj. Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
• adj. (now rare) Painstaking; careful; industrious.
• adj. (informal) Very bad, poor.

prickling

• v. present participle of prickle.
• n. A sensation that prickles.

sting

• n. A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
• n. A bite by an insect.
• n. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
• n. A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis.
• n. (botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
• n. The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
• n. (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
• n. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
• n. A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or…
• n. A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
• n. (figuratively) The harmful or painful part of something.
• n. A goad; incitement.
• n. The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
• v. (transitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
• v. (transitive, of an insect) To bite.
• v. (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain.
• v. (figuratively) To cause harm or pain to.

tingling

• n. A tingling sensation; pins and needles.
• v. present participle of tingle.

unkind

• adj. (obsolete) Having no race or kindred; childless.
• adj. Not kind; contrary to nature or type; unnatural.
• adj. Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.