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sting

/ sting /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect''s stinger into skin
Type of:
injury hurt harm
Kinds of:
bee sting flea bite mosquito bite
Derived:
bite prick
noun Sense 2
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
"the sting of death"
"he felt the stinging of nettles"
Type of:
pain hurting
Derived:
prick twinge bite burn
verb Sense 3
deliver a sting to
"A bee stung my arm yesterday"
Type of:
pierce
Derived:
bite insect bite stinger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
"His remark stung her"
Type of:
hurt wound injure
Derived:
pang stinger cut stinging
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 5
a mental pain or distress
"a pang of conscience"
Type of:
pain hurting
verb Sense 6
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
"They stuck me with the dinner bill"
"I was stung with a huge tax bill"
Type of:
force thrust
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb Sense 7
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
"The sun burned his face"
Type of:
ache smart hurt
Kinds of:
nettle urticate
Derived:
burn burning stinging stinger
Verb group:
burn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 8
cause a stinging pain
"The needle pricked his skin"
Type of:
hurt ache suffer
Kinds of:
prickle prick
Derived:
twinge stinging stinger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 9
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Type of:
swindle cheat rig
Kinds of:
sting operation
Derived:
victimize swindle rook goldbrick nobble
Semantic Complexity
89%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
56
Times Searched
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Related Words

injury hurt harm bee sting flea bite mosquito bite pain hurting pierce wound injure force