panging

verb

present participle of pang
as in pricking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for panging
  1. smarting
  2. stabbing
  3. stinging
  4. hurting
  5. wringing
  6. crushing
  7. overpowering
  8. overwhelming
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  • Other than dispirited Red Sox fans still smarting over the ’75 World Series, nobody really hated those Reds.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • After all, some in the party are still smarting about the 2008 presidential primary and more than a few are still stammering about the 2016 one.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of smarting
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  • Martinez Police Department A suspect accused of fatally stabbing a man outside a California residence during a burglary a day after being released from custody has been charged with murder, officials said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Jurors heard a harrowing voicemail left by Johnson begging one of her friends for help as Williams butchered her, stabbing her five times in the chest and four times in her back.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of stabbing
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  • The island’s very existence—a prosperous, democratic Chinese society integrated with the West—offers a stinging rebuke to the claim that authoritarian rule is uniquely suited to the Chinese people.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Still stinging emotionally from the recording studio shooting and assault case that both happened in New York and Shakur feared were setups, Knight told Kearse a week after Shakur’s death that Tupac had more than a financial connection to Death Row.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of stinging
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  • Unfortunately, the play could end up hurting his chances of making Carolina’s final roster.
    — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a kind of prisoner’s dilemma hurting Democrats who want to beat the left in swing-state primaries.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurting
Verb
  • The comedian has built her career by wringing laughs out of a compulsion to share her own worst thoughts about her body, life, and career through the lens of a glamorous cabaret diva.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Democrats, neurotic from decades of defeat, are wringing their hands as usual, saying Jolly is too stiff on stage, too wonkish, not funny enough.
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
Definition of wringing
Verb
  • The reason is that protesters fear that the Republic of Georgia will continue following an authoritarian path similar to Russia’s, crushing their hopes and dreams of being another Western-style democracy that is a member of NATO and the EU.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Because what action fan doesn't appreciate a good catapult crushing?
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of crushing
Verb
  • The orchestration features deep sub-bass content that the headphones readily bring out without overpowering the rest of the ensemble.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • There was one person amongst our tasting panel in the test kitchen who said that the coconut may be possibly overpowering the corn.
    — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of overpowering
Verb
  • Rather than overwhelming your child with a long list of feelings, start with the basics.
    — Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Could Cape Verde turn its sudden global fame into tourism that benefits the islands without overwhelming the places already under pressure?
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of overwhelming
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“Panging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panging. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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