stinging

sting

S0761000 (stĭng)v. stung (stŭng), sting·ing, stings v.tr.1. To pierce or wound painfully with a sharp-pointed structure or organ, as that of certain insects.2. To cause to feel a sharp, smarting pain: smoke stinging our eyes.3. To cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings: Those harsh words stung me.4. To spur on or stimulate by sharp irritation: "A meaningless retort; the kind someone is stung into making out of sheer exasperation" (Paul Scott).5. Slang To cheat or overcharge.v.intr.1. To have, use, or wound with a sharp-pointed structure or organ: Do all bees sting?2. To cause a sharp, smarting pain: The needle will sting a little.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. Slang A confidence game, especially one implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals.

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[Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan; see stegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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sting′ing·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stinging - a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"stinghurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
Adj.	1.	stinging - (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"cutting, edgedunkind - lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"

stinging

adjectiveSo sharp as to cause mental pain:acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, slashing, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic.

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