"stings" in the noun sense
1. sting, stinging
a kind of pain something as sudden and painful as being stung
"the sting of death"
"he felt the stinging of nettles"
2. pang, sting
a mental pain or distress
"a pang of conscience"
3. sting, bite, insect bite
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
4. bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, hustle, sting, flimflam
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
5. sting, sting operation
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
"the police conducted a sting operation"
"stings" in the verb sense
1. bite, sting, burn
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
"The sun burned his face"
2. sting, bite, prick
deliver a sting to
"A bee stung my arm yesterday"
3. stick, sting
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
"They stuck me with the dinner bill"
"I was stung with a huge tax bill"
4. prick, sting, twinge
cause a stinging pain
"The needle pricked his skin"
5. sting
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
"His remark stung her"
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