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- Dictionarystinging/ˈstɪŋɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. having a sting; capable of wounding or piercing with a sting: "a swarm of stinging insects"
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: to pierce or wound with a poisonous or irritating process. b. : to affect with sharp quick pain or smart. hail stung their faces. 2. : to cause to suffer acutely. stung with remorse. 3. : overcharge, cheat. intransitive verb. 1.
uk/stɪŋ/us/stɪŋ/stung | stung. stingverb (HURT) Add to word listAdd to word list. [ I or T ] If an insect, plant, or animal stings, it produces a small but painful injury, usually with a poison, by brushing against the skin or making a very small hole in the skin: Do all types of bee sting? I got stung by a wasp yesterday.
n. 1. The act of stinging. 2. The wound or pain caused by stinging. 3. A sharp, piercing organ or part, often ejecting a venomous secretion, as the modified ovipositor of a bee or wasp or the spine of certain fishes. 4. A hurtful quality or power: the sting of rejection. 5. A keen stimulus or incitement; a goad or spur: the sting of curiosity. 6.
adjective. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character. “a stinging comment”. synonyms: cutting, edged. unkind. lacking kindness. noun. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung. “he felt the stinging of nettles”.
n. 1. The act of stinging. 2. The wound or pain caused by stinging. 3. A sharp, piercing organ or part, often ejecting a venomous secretion, as the modified ovipositor of a bee or wasp or the spine of certain fishes. 4. A hurtful quality or power: the sting of rejection. 5. A keen stimulus or incitement; a goad or spur: the sting of curiosity. 6.
STING definition: 1. If an insect, plant, etc stings you, it causes pain by putting poison into your skin: 2. If…. Learn more.
noun. an act or instance of stinging: The allergic reaction to a sting may be delayed for several hours. a wound, pain, or smart caused by stinging: After an hour or so, the throbbing of the wasp sting subsided to a dull ache. any sharp physical or mental wound, hurt, or pain:
Synonyms for STINGING: biting, bitter, sharp, penetrating, brisk, piercing, keen, cutting; Antonyms of STINGING: mild, gentle, soothing, balmy, undercharging
If a plant, animal, or insect stings you, a sharp part of it, usually covered with poison, touches or is pushed into your skin so that you feel a sharp pain. The nettles stung their legs. Synonyms: hurt, burn, wound, nip More Synonyms of sting. 2. countable noun.
Sting most commonly refers to the wound inflicted by a bee or hornet, or to a kind of burning pain, like the brief sting when your doctor gives you a vaccine. A nasty remark can also sting. "Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee!"
