sting

Pronunciation: US [stɪŋ] UK [stɪŋ]

v.Spine; sting; sting; feeling burning pain
n.Stick stabbed; sting; bristles
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Definitions in English

v.

1.

if an insect or an animal stings you, it hurts you by sticking a sharp part of its body into your skin; if a plant stings you, it makes a mark on your skin and hurts you when you touch it

2.

to have or cause a sudden pain or uncomfortable feeling

3.

to affect someone, often causing them to react in a particular way; to make someone feel angry and upset

4.

if tears sting your eyes, you feel as if you are going to cry

5.

to make someone pay more than they should for something

n.

1.

a sudden pain or uncomfortable feeling

2.

a trick prepared by the police to catch criminals

Other Forms

Example Sentences

Their softest touch as smart as lizards' stings.
Source: 2 Henry VI,Shakespeare
The pang of a nice deep wasp sting.
Source: J. Ruskin
Mary..was stung by a wasp.
Source: A. S. Neill
When the bee stings it injects a protein.
Source: T. Hooper

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h - giants
i - sating
k - ingest
l - signet
o - tinges
r - things
s - siting
y - glints
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