biting vs smarting

biting

adj
  • Causing a stinging sensation. 

  • Tending to bite. 

  • Cutting or incisive. 

noun
  • A bite-sized snack. 

  • An instance of something being bitten. 

smarting

adj
  • Painful, sore. 

  • Experiencing emotional pain or embarrassment. 

noun
  • A sensation that smarts or stings. 

How often have the words biting and smarting occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )