sting

Plural: stings

Noun

• a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
  • "the sting of death"
  • "he felt the stinging of nettles"
• a mental pain or distress
• a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
• A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
• A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
• A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
• A sharp, localized pain primarily on the epidermis.
• A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
• The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
• A police operation in which the police pretend to engage in criminal activity in order to catch a criminal.
• A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
• A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
• A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
• The harmful or painful part of something.
• A goad; incitement.
• The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.

Verb

Verb Forms: stung, stinging, stings

• To prick painfully with a sharp, pointed part; to cause sharp pain.
• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
• deliver a sting to
• saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
• cause a stinging pain
• cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
• To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
• To puncture with the stinger.
• To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).
• To cause harm or pain to.

Examples

• A mosquito stung me on the arm.
• I thought I could park in front of the hotel, but they stung me for five pounds!
• Look at this nasty hornet sting: it's turned blue!
• My eyes are stinging from the chopped onions.
• My hand stings after knocking on the door so long.
• She died from a bee sting.
• Still, it stung when a slightly older acquaintance asked me why I couldn't do any better.
• That challenging move really STUNG his opponent, losing them a turn and points.
• That plant will give a little sting if you touch it.
• The criminal gang was caught after a successful sting.

Synonyms

bite, bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, burn, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, insect bite, pang, prick, stick, stinging, twinge, smart, sounder, stinger

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