Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Preterit and past participle of sting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- imp. & p. p. of
sting .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
sting .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective aroused to impatience or anger
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Examples
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But the criticism of not winning a title stung him, as it does LeBron, who couldn't win in Cleveland last season with Shaq as part of his supporting cast.
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With Canada's debt-to-GDP ratio heading for a record 72 percent, the moniker stung.
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With Canada's debt-to-GDP ratio heading for a record 72 percent, the moniker stung.
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The bull, again stung to fight, charged once more.
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The Lightning again stung the Flames on the power play, scoring with the man advantage for the seventh time to take a 1-0 lead with 6: 29 remaining when Fedotenko snapped home the rebound of a shot by Brad Richards from the point.
USATODAY.com - After 12 years, Lightning finally strike paydirt 2004
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The centaur's exclamation wasn't entirely because the coins stung, but because of the pun.
Cube Route Anthony, Piers 2003
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Robert Person contributed to his former team's offensive woes with six superb innings and two errors by surehanded second baseman Edgardo Alfonzo led to the go-ahead run as the Phillies again stung New York, 6-3.
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The dead coma had left his brain, and the calling of his name stung his senses to keen attention.
Choice Readings for the Home Circle Anonymous
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A strong odour of hemp and resin stung his nostrils.
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The name stung Mr. Renshaw to indignation, as Smith's had done.
The Prince and Betty 1928
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