svidande

Swedish

Participle

svidande

  1. present participle of svida

Adjective

svidande (not comparable)

  1. stinging, burning
  2. (figurative) sharp, inexorable
    svidande kritik
    scathing criticism
    ett svidande nederlag
    a resounding defeat

Usage notes

See svida, which describes the kind of pain in (sense 1).

References
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