searing vs stinging

searing

adj
  • damning; critical; scathing 

  • very hot; blistering or boiling 

  • having a sensation of intense sudden heat 

noun
  • cooking food quickly at high temperature 

  • action of the verb to sear 

stinging

adj
  • Precise and hurtful. 

  • Having the capacity to sting. 

noun
  • The act by which someone receives a sting. 

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