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sting
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- pronunciation:
- stIng
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
stings, stinging, stung |
definition 1: |
to prick, pierce, or wound with a stinger.
He was stung by a wasp.- similar words:
- bite, hurt, prick, wound
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definition 2: |
to cause to feel a sudden, sharp, physical or emotional pain.
Their indifference stung him.- synonyms:
- bite, prick, twinge
- similar words:
- cut, gall, hurt, injure, nettle, nip, pierce
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definition 3: |
(slang) to overcharge or otherwise cheat.
- synonyms:
- rook, soak
- similar words:
- cheat, fleece, gouge, rip off, skin
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related words: |
bite, cheat, double-cross, injure, nettle, wound |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to have, use, or wound with a stinger.
- similar words:
- bite, hurt, wound
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definition 2: |
to inflict or feel a sudden, sharp, physical or emotional pain.
- synonyms:
- smart, twinge
- similar words:
- bite, burn, cut, hurt, tingle, twitch
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related words: |
hurt, tickle, tingle, wound |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act or an instance of stinging.
- similar words:
- prick, tingle
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definition 2: |
the smart, pain, or wound caused by or as if by a stinger.
- synonyms:
- smart
- similar words:
- bite, hurt, prick, prickle, tingle, twinge
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definition 3: |
the capacity or power to inflict such pain.
- similar words:
- acid, poison, venom
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definition 4: |
(slang) an elaborate confidence game, esp. one executed by law enforcement officers to collect evidence.
- similar words:
- con, confidence game, fraud, pigeon drop, swindle
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related words: |
bite, hurt, tickle, tingle |
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derivations: |
stingingly (adj.), stingless (adj.) |
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