Word Information

Stinging

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Definitions for Stinging

noun
a kind of pain
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  1. something as sudden and painful as being stung
  2. the sting of death
  3. he felt the stinging of nettles
adjective
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
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  1. cutting remarks
  2. edged satire
  3. a stinging comment
verb
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
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  1. The sun burned his face
verb
deliver a sting to
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  1. A bee stung my arm yesterday
verb
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
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  1. They stuck me with the dinner bill
  2. I was stung with a huge tax bill
verb
cause a stinging pain
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  1. The needle pricked his skin
verb
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
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  1. His remark stung her

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