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sting
I. \ˈstiŋ\ verb
(stung \ˈstəŋ\ ; or archaic stang \ˈstaŋ, -taiŋ\ ; stung ; stinging ; stings)
Etymology: Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan; akin to Old Norse stinga to sting, stab, Gothic usstangan to pluck out, Greek stachys spike of grain, stochos target, aim, guess
transitive verb
1.
a. : to pierce or wound with a poisonous or irritating process (as a stinger or stinging hair) especially so as to produce an inflammation or lesion
< a great aching welt where a mosquito had stung him >
specifically : to wound with an ovipositor (as in laying eggs)
< destroy the fruit flies before they begin to sting the fruit — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) >
b. : to affect with quick sharp physical pain or smart
< driving hail that stung their faces >
< ginger stings the mouth >
< smoke … began to sting his eyes — Frank Cameron >
2.
a. : to cause to suffer sharp mental pain : pain keenly
< sting him with a sharp reproach >
< had been stung by remorse >
b. : to stir or incite by a sharp often painful stimulus : goad
< attacks … sting him to a considerable rage — English Digest >
< his suffering … stung their consciences to action — Times Literary Supplement >
3.
a. : to get the better of in a financial dealing : overcharge, cheat
< never went again to the store that had stung him >
b. slang : to compel to pay : submit a bill to : stick, charge
< how much did he sting you for that — J.K.Ewers >
intransitive verb
1. : to wound a person or thing with a sting
< scorpions sting but snakes bite >
< an insult that stung and rankled >
2. : to feel a keen burning pain or smart
< a slap that made his hand sting >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from stingan, v.
1.
a. : the act of stinging; specifically : the thrust of a stinger into the flesh
b. : a wound or pain caused by or as if by stinging
< apply wet baking soda to the sting >
< crying from the sting of a cut >
< the sting of sarcasm >
< the quick sting of tears came to her eyes — Edna Ferber >
2. : stinger 2
3. : something that causes a keen pain or stimulation of mind : a stinging element (as the point of an epigram), force, quality, or capacity
< a smile that took the sting out of his rebuke >
< practice to put more sting into his bowling at cricket >
4. : a thin rod used for mounting a model for testing in a wind tunnel
III. noun
: an elaborate confidence game ; specifically : such a game worked by undercover police in order to trap criminals |