- sting, stinging - a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"
--1 is a kind of pain, hurting
Derived forms: verb sting4, verb sting1 - pang, sting - a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"
--2 is a kind of pain, hurting
Derived form: verb sting5 - sting, bite, insect bite - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
--3 is a kind of injury, hurt, harm, trauma
--3 has particulars: bee sting; flea bite; mosquito biteDerived form: verb sting2 - bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
--4 is a kind of swindle, cheat, rig
--4 has particulars: sting operation
- bite, sting, burn - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
--1 is one way to ache, smart, hurt
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun sting1, noun stinger4, noun stinger5
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- sting, bite, prick - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
--2 is one way to pierce
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun sting3, noun stinger4
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- stick, sting - saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
--3 is one way to force, thrust
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
- prick, sting, twinge - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
--4 is one way to hurt, ache, suffer
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun sting1, noun stinger4, noun stinger5, noun stinging1
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"
--5 is one way to hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun sting2, noun stinger2, noun stinging1
The performance is likely to sting Sue