Definitions for sting

Overview of noun sting

The noun sting has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (2) 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, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam

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

Overview of verb sting

The verb sting has 5 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (1) bite, sting, burn

(cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face")

2. (1) sting, bite, prick

(deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday")

3. (1) 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")