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sting - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
sting
Definition
(noun) a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
Synonyms
:
stinging
Example Sentence
the sting of death
he felt the stinging of nettles
Definition
(noun) a mental pain or distress
Synonyms
:
pang
Example Sentence
a pang of conscience
Definition
(noun) a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Synonyms
:
bite
,
insect bite
Definition
(noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Synonyms
:
bunco
,
bunco game
,
bunko
,
bunko game
,
con
,
con game
,
confidence game
,
confidence trick
,
flimflam
,
gyp
,
hustle
Definition
(verb) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Synonyms
:
bite
,
burn
Example Sentence
The sun burned his face
Definition
(verb) deliver a sting to
Synonyms
:
bite
,
prick
Example Sentence
A bee stung my arm yesterday
Definition
(verb) saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
Synonyms
:
stick
Example Sentence
They stuck me with the dinner bill
I was stung with a huge tax bill
Definition
(verb) cause a stinging pain
Synonyms
:
prick
,
twinge
Example Sentence
The needle pricked his skin
Definition
(verb) cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
Example Sentence
His remark stung her
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text: i hope the wasp doesn't sting daddy oh
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