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Detailed Synonyms for stinging in English

stinging:

stinging adj

  1. stinging
  2. stinging
  3. stinging
  4. stinging
    – (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character 1
    cutting; stinging; edged
    – (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character 1

stinging [the ~] nom

  1. the stinging
    the stinging; the pricking; the sticking
  2. the stinging
    – a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung 1
    the sting; the stinging
    – a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung 1
    • sting [the ~] nom
      • the sting of death1
    • stinging [the ~] nom
      • he felt the stinging of nettles1

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Related Definitions for "stinging":

  1. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character1
    • a stinging comment1
  2. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung1
    • he felt the stinging of nettles1

stinging form of sting:

to sting verbe (stings, stinged, stinging)

  1. to sting
    to sting; to prick; to cut
    • sting verbe (stings, stinged, stinging)
    • prick verbe (pricks, pricked, pricking)
    • cut verbe (cuts, cut, cutting)
  2. to sting
    to cut; to reap; to sting
    • cut verbe (cuts, cut, cutting)
    • reap verbe (reaps, reaped, reaping)
    • sting verbe (stings, stinged, stinging)
  3. to sting
    to broach a subject; to raise; to put forward; to initiate; to broach; to sting; to reap; to bring up; to put on the table; to cut into; to throw up; to toss up; to cut; toss in the air
    • broach a subject verbe (broaches a subject, broached a subject, broaching a subject)
    • raise verbe (raises, raised, raising)
    • put forward verbe (puts forward, put forward, putting forward)
    • initiate verbe (initiates, initiated, initiating)
    • broach verbe (broaches, broached, broaching)
    • sting verbe (stings, stinged, stinging)
    • reap verbe (reaps, reaped, reaping)
    • bring up verbe (brings up, brought up, bringing up)
    • put on the table verbe (puts on the table, put on the table, putting on the table)
    • cut into verbe (cuts into, cut into, cutting into)
    • throw up verbe (throws up, threw up, throwing up)
    • toss up verbe (tosses up, tossed up, tossing up)
    • cut verbe (cuts, cut, cutting)
  4. to sting
    – saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous 1
    to stick; to sting
    – saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous 1
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • sting verbe (stings, stinged, stinging)
  5. to sting
    – deliver a sting to 1
    to sting; to bite; to prick
    – deliver a sting to 1
    • sting verbe (stings, stinged, stinging)
    • bite verbe (bites, biting)
    • prick verbe (pricks, pricked, pricking)
  6. to sting
    – cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging 1
    to sting
    – cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging 1
    • sting verbe (stings, stinged, stinging)
  7. to sting
    – cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort 1
    to sting; to burn; to bite
    – cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort 1
    • sting verbe (stings, stinged, stinging)
    • burn verbe (burns, burnt, burning)
      • The sun burned his face1
    • bite verbe (bites, biting)
  8. to sting
    – cause a stinging pain 1
    to sting; to prick; twinge
    – cause a stinging pain 1
    • sting verbe (stings, stinged, stinging)
    • prick verbe (pricks, pricked, pricking)
      • The needle pricked his skin1
    • twinge verbe

Conjugations for sting:

present
  1. sting
  2. sting
  3. stings
  4. sting
  5. sting
  6. sting
simple past
  1. stinged
  2. stinged
  3. stinged
  4. stinged
  5. stinged
  6. stinged
present perfect
  1. have stinged
  2. have stinged
  3. has stinged
  4. have stinged
  5. have stinged
  6. have stinged
past continuous
  1. was stinging
  2. were stinging
  3. was stinging
  4. were stinging
  5. were stinging
  6. were stinging
future
  1. shall sting
  2. will sting
  3. will sting
  4. shall sting
  5. will sting
  6. will sting
continuous present
  1. am stinging
  2. are stinging
  3. is stinging
  4. are stinging
  5. are stinging
  6. are stinging
subjunctive
  1. be stinged
  2. be stinged
  3. be stinged
  4. be stinged
  5. be stinged
  6. be stinged
diverse
  1. sting!
  2. let's sting!
  3. stinged
  4. stinging
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

sting [the ~] nom

  1. the sting
    the thorn; the sting
  2. the sting
    the stab; the sting; the knife stab
  3. the sting
    the sting; the barb; the fish-hook
  4. the sting
    the barb; the crook; the fish hook; the sting; the fish-hook; the hook
  5. the sting
    – a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin 1
    the sting; the bite; the insect bite
    – a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin 1
  6. the sting
    – a mental pain or distress 1
    the sting; the pang
    – a mental pain or distress 1
    • sting [the ~] nom
    • pang [the ~] nom
      • a pang of conscience1
  7. the sting
    – a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung 1
    the sting; the stinging
    – a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung 1
    • sting [the ~] nom
      • the sting of death1
    • stinging [the ~] nom
      • he felt the stinging of nettles1

sting

  1. sting
  2. sting

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Related Definitions for "sting":

  1. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin1
  2. a mental pain or distress1
  3. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung1
    • the sting of death1
  4. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous1
  5. deliver a sting to1
  6. cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging1
  7. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort1
  8. cause a stinging pain1

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