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sting

Nouns

• (n) a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
  • the sting of death
  • he felt the stinging of nettles
  stinging,
• (n) a mental pain or distress
  • a pang of conscience
  pang,
• (n) a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin insect bite, bite,
• (n) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, confidence game, confidence trick, con game, flimflam, gyp, hustle, con,

Verbs

• (v) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
  • The sun burned his face
  bite, burn,
• (v) deliver a sting to
  • A bee stung my arm yesterday
  bite, prick,
• (v) saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
  • They stuck me with the dinner bill
  • I was stung with a huge tax bill
  stick,
• (v) cause a stinging pain
  • The needle pricked his skin
  twinge, prick,
• (v) cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
  • His remark stung her

Synonyms

bite burn stinging prick pang stick insect bite twinge bunco bunco game bunko bunko game confidence game confidence trick con game flimflam gyp hustle con

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