Meaning of 'sting'

Find the meaning of the word ‘sting’

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Meaning of ‘sting’

9 definitions found.

sting

noun

a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Synonyms: hustle

noun

a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

Synonyms: bite

noun

a mental pain or distress

Synonyms: pang

noun

a kind of pain

Synonyms: stinging

verb

saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

Synonyms: stick

verb

deliver a sting to

Synonyms: bite

verb

cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging

verb

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Synonyms: bite

verb

cause a stinging pain

Synonyms: prick twinge

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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