svidande

Swedish

Participle

svidande

1. present participle of svida

Adjective

svidande (not comparable)

2. stinging, burning
3. (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

• svidande in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• svidande in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)