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Sting (Verb)

Meaning 1

Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

  • Burn
  • Bite

Hypernyms

  • Hurt
  • Ache

Hyponyms

  • Nettle

Related Words

  • Stinger (noun)
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Meaning 2

Deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Prick
  • Bite

Related Words

  • Stinger (noun)
  • Sting (noun)

Meaning 3

Cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

  • Twinge
  • Prick

Hypernyms

  • Suffer
  • Hurt

Hyponyms

  • Prickle

Related Words

  • Stinger (noun)
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Meaning 4

Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Stick

Hypernyms

  • Force

Meaning 5

Cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her".

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Hypernyms

  • Bruise
  • Spite
  • Offend
  • Injure
  • Wound

Related Words

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