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Sting

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Definitions for Sting

noun
a kind of pain
Synonyms
stinging
Examples
  1. something as sudden and painful as being stung
  2. the sting of death
  3. he felt the stinging of nettles
noun
a mental pain or distress
Synonyms
pang
Examples
  1. a pang of conscience
noun
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Synonyms
bite insect bite
noun
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Synonyms
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noun
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
Synonyms
sting operation
Examples
  1. the police conducted a sting operation
verb
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Synonyms
bite burn
Examples
  1. The sun burned his face
verb
deliver a sting to
Synonyms
bite prick
Examples
  1. A bee stung my arm yesterday
verb
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
Synonyms
stick
Examples
  1. They stuck me with the dinner bill
  2. I was stung with a huge tax bill
verb
cause a stinging pain
Synonyms
prick twinge
Examples
  1. The needle pricked his skin
verb
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
Examples
  1. His remark stung her

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