Roleset smart.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "experience mild pain":

Roles:

Arg1:entity which is experiencing pain


Arg2:cause of pain (us. 'at')

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


one usage (-)
That may be because Mr. Gargan, [*-1] smarting at what he considered slurs on his membership standards made by the rival group, enrolled his dog, Beauregard, as a member of the IAFP.
Arg1:	[*-1] -> Mr. Gargan
REL:	smarting
Arg2-at:	what he considered slurs on his membership standards made by the rival group

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


the other usage (-)
``Ooh, that smarts!'' John said after smashing his thumb with a hammer.
Arg2:	that
REL:	smarts