Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- That uses a sting; furnished with a sting or stinging organs of any sort; urticating: as, a stinging insect or sea-nettle.
- In botany, noting a plant furnished with stinging hairs. See
sting , 2. - That pierces or wounds as with a sting; that causes acute pain, irritation, or the like; keen; sharp; pungent; telling: as, a stinging tongue; a stinging rebuke or remark.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting
- adjective (Zoöl.) Same as Lasso cell, under
Lasso .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having the capacity to
sting . - verb Present participle of
sting .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
- noun a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
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Examples
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And really, maybe what he describes as stinging is just some kind of growing pain or something.
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THe juice neutralizes the acid in stinging nettle.
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Poor little Mr Idiot still stinging from the Corporations losing to the Americans what s sad little ignorant coward
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The Cardinals quarterback showed no ill effects of the concussion that sidelined him for the previous 1½ games, in stinging the Vikings on Sunday night.
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Even Donald McCain and Nigel Twiston-Davies, outspoken trainers with a traditionalist bent, could not be induced to offer anything that might be called stinging criticism of the proposed changes.
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THe juice neutralizes the acid in stinging nettle.
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My feet were stinging from the bite of the frost, and I hoped fervently that the sun would shine.
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Its fair to say we have been less in-your-face, said David Nassar, the executive director of Wal-Mart Watch, which had hammered the company in stinging newspaper advertisements and provocative reports with titles like Shameless: How Wal-Mart Bullies Its Way Into Communities Across America.
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The Vikings were unable to protect quarterback Brad Johnson in the second half or find any effective plays against a reputable Carolina defense missing linebacker Dan Morgan (concussion) and stinging from the 252 yards rushing given up last week in a 20-6 loss to Atlanta.
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Being labled a traitor by me or Jimbo, while stinging, is of little consequence.
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