nnoun.statea kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stungSynset:sting
Examples:- the sting of death
- he felt the stinging of nettles
Derivationally Related Form:sting
Hypernyms:hurting pain
Inherited Hypernyms:stingpainsymptomevidenceinformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.perceptioncause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfortSynset:bite burn sting
Derivationally Related Form:stingburnstinger
Hypernyms:ache hurt smart
Inherited Hypernyms:biteachecause to be perceived
Direct Hyponyms:nettleurticate
Full Troponyms:nettle
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contactdeliver a sting toSynset:bite prick sting
Examples:- A bee stung my arm yesterday
Derivationally Related Form:stingbitestinger
Hypernyms:pierce
Inherited Hypernyms:stingpiercepenetrateenter
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationsaddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageousSynset:stick sting
Examples:- They stuck me with the dinner bill
- I was stung with a huge tax bill
Hypernyms:force thrust
Inherited Hypernyms:stickforcecompelinduce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody with something
vverb.perceptioncause a stinging painSynset:prick sting twinge
Examples:- The needle pricked his skin
Derivationally Related Form:stingstingingstingertwinge
Hypernyms:ache hurt suffer
Inherited Hypernyms:prickhurtperceive
Direct Hyponyms:prickprickle
Full Troponyms:prickle
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.emotioncause an emotional pain, as if by stingingDerivationally Related Form:stingstingingstinger
Hypernyms:bruise hurt injure offend spite wound
Inherited Hypernyms:stinghurtarousemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: sting)
adj satadj.all(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or characterSynset:cutting edged
Examples:- cutting remarks
- edged satire
- a stinging comment
Antonyms:kind
Inherited Hypernyms:cutting
Similar to:unkind