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sting  (stng)

v. stung (stng), sting·ing, stings

v.tr.

1. To pierce or wound painfully with or as if with a sharp-pointed structure or organ, as that of certain insects.

2. To cause to feel a sharp, smarting pain by or as if by pricking with a sharp point: smoke stinging our eyes.

3. To cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings: Those harsh words stung me bitterly.

4. To spur on by or as if by sharp irritation.

5. Slang To cheat or overcharge.

v.intr.

1. To have, use, or wound with or as if with a sharp-pointed structure or organ, as that of certain insects.

2. To cause or feel a sharp, smarting pain.

n.

1. The act of stinging.

2. The wound or pain caused by or as if 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 stinging power, quality, or capacity.

5. A keen stimulus or incitement; a goad or spur: the sting of curiosity.

6. Slang A complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care, especially an operation organized and implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals.

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[Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan; see stegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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stinging·ly adv.

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sting

Verb

[stinging, stung]

1. (of certain animals and plants) to inflict a wound on (someone) by the injection of poison

2. to cause (someone) to feel a sharp physical pain: her hand was stinging

3. to offend or upset (someone) with a critical remark: I was stung by what he said

4. to provoke (a response) by angering: the consulate would be stung into convulsive action

5. Informal to cheat (someone) by overcharging

Noun

1. a skin wound caused by stinging

2. pain caused by or as if by a sting

3. a mental pain: the sting of memory

4. the sharp pointed organ of certain animals or plants used to inject poison

5. Slang a deceptive trick

6. Slang a trap set up by the police to entice a person to commit a crime, thereby producing evidence [Old English stingan]

stinging adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sting - a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles" stinging hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
	2.	sting - a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" pang hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
	3.	sting - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin insect bite, bite harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. bee sting - a sting inflicted by a bee flea bite - sting inflicted by a flea mosquito bite - a sting inflicted by a mosquito
	4.	sting - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, con sting operation - a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) swindle, cheat, rig - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
Verb	1.	sting - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" bite, burn nettle, urticate - sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation burn - feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning" hurt, smart, ache - be the source of pain
	2.	sting - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" bite, prick pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
	3.	sting - saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" stick force, thrust - impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
	4.	sting - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" twinge, prick ache, hurt, suffer - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" prickle, prick - cause a prickling sensation
	5.	sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her" spite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"

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sting

verb 1. hurt, burn, wound

verb 2. smart, burn, pain, hurt, tingle

verb 3. anger, provoke, infuriate, incense, gall, inflame, nettle, rile, pique

noun 4. smarting, pain, stinging, pricking, soreness, prickling

Translations

sting [stɪŋ] [pt stung, pp ] n (wound) → picadura;

(pain) → escozor m; picazón m;

(organ) → aguijón m;

(col) (= confidence trick); timo

vt → picar

vi → picar, escocer;

my eyes are stinging → me pican or escuecen los ojos

sting [stɪŋ] n → piqûre f (= organ); dard m;

(inf) (= confidence trick); arnaque m

vt, vi [stung , pt , pp ] [stʌŋ] → piquer;

my eyes are stinging → j'ai les yeux qui piquent

sting [stɪŋ] [stung , pt, pp ] n → Stich m;

(pain) → Stechen nt;

(organ) (of insect) → Stachel m;

(inf) (confidence trick) → Ding nt

vt → stechen (fig); treffen, verletzen

vi → stechen;

(eyes, ointment, plant etc) → brennen;

my eyes are stinging → mir brennen die Augen

sting [stɪŋ] n → puntura;

(organ) → pungiglione m;

(col) → trucco

vt [pt stung, pp ] [stʌŋ] → pungere

vi → bruciare;

my eyes are stinging → mi bruciano gli occhi

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sting

n sting [stiŋ]

1 a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound. angelإبْرَهжилаžihadlohår; brodder Stachelκεντρίaguijónastelخارpiikkipiquant, dardעוֹקֶץडंक, दंशžalac, bodljikafullánksengatbroddurpungiglione, aculeoとげ(식물의) 가시; (동물의) 독침geluonisdzelonissengatangelbrodd; neslehårżądłoferrãoac (la unele insecte/plante)жгучий волосок; жалоžihadlobodica; želožaokagadd, brännhårแผลถูกแมลงกัดต่อยiğne螫針，刺жалоڈنکvòi, răng độc螫针，刺

2 an act of piercing with this part Some spiders give a poisonous sting.steekلَسْع، لَدْغжиленеbodnutístikder Stich, der Bißτσίμπημαpicaduratorgeنيشpistopiqûreעֲקִיצָהडंक मारनाžacanje, ubodcsípéssengatanstungapuntura刺すこと찌르기; 쏘기įgėlimasdzēlienssengatansteekstikkukąszeniepicadaînţepăturăожог; укусbodnutiepikubodstick, bettการต่อยsokma, ısırma螫укусڈنک مارنے کا عملsự đốt, sự châm螫

3 the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.steekwondلَسْعَهожилванеštípanecstik; -stikder Stich, der Bißτσίμπημα, τσούξιμοpicaduratorkehaav, valuجاي گزيدگيpistospiqûreעֲקִיצָהदर्द, टीसubod, žestoka bolcsípéssengatanstunga; flugnabitpuntura刺し傷자상(刺傷); 찌르는 듯한 아픔, 부어오름įgėlimasdzēlumssengatansteekstikk, svie, sviingukąszeniepicadaînţepăturăожог; укусuštipnutiepikžestok bolstick, bettแผลsokma, ısırık(螫)痛(處)муки; гострий більڈنک لگنے سے ہونے والی سوجن یا دردsự đau nhói（螫）痛（处）

v – past tense, past participle stung [staŋ] –

1 to wound or hurt by means of a sting The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?steekيَلْسَع، يَلْدَغожилвамpopálit, štípatstikkestechenκεντρίζω, τσιμπώpicarnõelama, kõrvetamaنيش زدنpistääpiquerלֲעֲקִוֹץडंक लगनाubosti, bosti(meg)csípmenyengatstingapungere刺す...을 찌르다[]įgelti[]dzelt; sadzeltmenyengatstekenstikkekąsaćpicara înţepaжалить(po)štípaťpičitiubostisticka, brännaต่อยsokmak, ısırmak螫，刺жалити; завдавати гострого болюڈسناchâm, đốt螫，刺

2 (of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful The salt water made his eyes sting.brandيُصيب بألَم حادсмъдяpálitsviebrennenτσούζωescocer, picar, arderkipitamaبه درد آوردنkirvelläbrûlerלִצרוֹבजलन पैदा करनाboljeti, pećiég (seb helye stb.)pedihsvíðabruciare, dolereひりひりさせる(상처 등이) 따끔따끔 쑤시다, 쓰리다gelti, deginti, graužtigrauzt; dzeltsakitbrandensvi, brennepiecardera ardeжечь; саднитьpáliť, štípaťpečipeckatisvidaทำให้เจ็บปวดacımak, yakmak刺痛відчувати гострий більشدید درد ہوناnhức nhối, đau đớn刺痛