sting
verb
uk
/stɪŋ/ us
/stɪŋ/ stung | stungsting verb (HURT)
- hurtI hurt my arm climbing over the fence.
- injureThe bomb killed ten people and injured many more.
- woundHe was wounded so badly in the attack that doctors said he might never walk again.
- maimThe atrocities have killed or maimed thousands of people.
- tortureThe guards were accused of torturing prisoners.
- stabHe was fatally stabbed with a kitchen knife.
This type of disinfectant doesn't sting, even if you put it on a fresh cut.
- hurtI hurt my arm climbing over the fence.
- injureThe bomb killed ten people and injured many more.
- woundHe was wounded so badly in the attack that doctors said he might never walk again.
- maimThe atrocities have killed or maimed thousands of people.
- tortureThe guards were accused of torturing prisoners.
- stabHe was fatally stabbed with a kitchen knife.
He was stung by her criticisms.
She managed to give a stinging reply (= an angry answer intended to upset), before slamming down the phone.
- hurtI'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you.
- hurt someone’s feelingsDon't say anything - you'll hurt her feelings.
- upsetI'm sorry the news upset you.
- woundHe had wounded her pride more than she would ever have admitted.
- painIt pains me to admit it, but there's nothing I can do to change the situation.
- grieveIt grieved him that he had been the cause of all the bitterness.
- abiotic
- anatomic
- anatomical
- anatomically correct
- anti-Darwinian
- biologist
- Darwinian
- Darwinism
- Darwinist
- entomological
- entomologist
- morph
- naturalist
- poisonous
- primary producer
- primitively
- prokaryote
- pseudopod
- recolonization
- zoology
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sting verb (CHARGE)
sting
noun
uk
/stɪŋ/ us
/stɪŋ/sting noun (HURT)
She had several bee stings.
- painThere are drugs you can take to ease the pain.
- agonyMothers will often talk about the agony of childbirth.
- sorenessIf you sailed through the exercises without soreness, you can move on.
- acheI developed a dull ache in my jaw.
- discomfortSometimes receding gums can cause discomfort.
- stingBee stings can cause an allergic reaction in some people.
- -racked
- ache
- aches and pains
- achy
- agonizing
- analgesia
- be murder on something idiom
- brain freeze
- cluster headache
- dull
- grief
- neuralgia
- pain reliever
- painlessly
- pang
- prick
- rawness
- shooting pains
- stitch
- throb
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sting noun (GETTING STH)
[ C ] US
- abscond
- abscond with someone/something
- aggravated burglary
- anti-burglar
- anti-burglary
- eavesdrop
- hot-wire
- housebreaking
- jemmy
- jimmy
- job
- kleptomania
- piratically
- plunder
- poach
- poaching
- porch piracy
- rustle
- rustling
- snaffle
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sting noun (FILM)
- 12A
- animation
- animator
- audio described
- audio description
- computer-generated imagery
- fade
- filmic
- filmically
- filming
- filmstrip
- flick
- footage
- Rambo
- remake
- rerelease
- rescreen
- reshoot
- retake
- theatrical
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