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- DictionaryStinging/ˈstiNGiNG/
adjective
- 1. having a sting; capable of wounding or piercing with a sting: "a swarm of stinging insects"
to prick painfully: such as; to pierce or wound with a poisonous or irritating process; to affect with sharp quick pain or smart… See the full definition
Definitions of stinging. adjective. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character. “a stinging comment”. synonyms: cutting, edged. unkind. lacking kindness. noun. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung.
1. The act of stinging. 2. The wound or pain caused by stinging. 3. A sharp, piercing organ or part, often ejecting a venomous secretion, as the modified ovipositor of a bee or wasp or the spine of certain fishes. 4. A hurtful quality or power: the sting of rejection. 5. A keen stimulus or incitement; a goad or spur: the sting of curiosity. 6.
Synonyms for STINGING: biting, bitter, sharp, penetrating, brisk, piercing, keen, cutting; Antonyms of STINGING: mild, gentle, soothing, balmy, undercharging.
STING definition: 1. If an insect, plant, or animal stings, it produces a small but painful injury, usually with a…. Learn more.
to cause a sharp, smarting pain, as some plants, an acrid liquid or gas, or a slap or hit. to cause acute mental pain or irritation, as annoying thoughts or one's conscience: The memory of that insult still stings. to feel acute mental pain or irritation: He was stinging from the blow to his pride.
Sting most commonly refers to the wound inflicted by a bee or hornet, or to a kind of burning pain, like the brief sting when your doctor gives you a vaccine. A nasty remark can also sting. "Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee!"
a skin wound caused by the poison injected by certain insects or plants. pain caused by or as if by the sting of a plant or animal. a mental pain or pang: a sting of conscience. a sharp pointed organ, such as the ovipositor of a wasp, by which poison can be injected into the prey.
Stinging definition: Having the capacity to <a>sting</a>.
1. (of certain animals and plants) to inflict a wound on (an organism) by the injection of poison. 2. to feel or cause to feel a sharp mental or physical pain. 3. (transitive) to goad or incite (esp in the phrase sting into action) 4. (transitive) informal. to cheat, esp by overcharging.
