bee sting
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1.0
- noun
- /bi stɪŋ/
:
picadura de abeja
- Many people have an allergic reaction to a bee sting, which can be very serious.
- allergic to bee sting
- reaction to a bee sting
- painful bee sting
People are allergic to bee stings, Kiwis, Yeah, anything really.
- People are allergic to bee stings, Kiwis, Yeah, anything really.
- Cause in my head I was like Mariah, like I've never got stung by this was my first bee sting ever.
Examples
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She taught me how to cure bee stings by laying the leaves of three different trees over the sting.
Fiction book (1997) -
My bee sting throbs and itches.
Fiction book (1996) -
I got a bee sting.
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I felt something like a bee sting my side.
Fiction book (2002) -
I would love to have this set on hand for my next bee sting.
Blog text (23) -
After I got into bed, I was okay, thankfully, but my neck still hurt from the bee sting.
Blog text (7) -
So if you know that you have an issue with bee stings, then maybe not for you.
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An average of 50 people die from bee stings in the US every year.
Blog text (30) -
- I'm allergic to bee stings.
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The welt from my bee sting has worsened.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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1.4
A sharp, sudden pain like the bite of an insect
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2.5
A small itchy or painful mark on the skin caused by an insect
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3.2
A sudden, strong, short pain like a small prick
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a painful or swelling wound caused by the sting of a bee' is directly and compositionally derived from 'bee' (the insect) + 'sting' (a localized painful puncture), so a learner who knows both words can infer the compound meaning. This is a literal, cross‑linguistically common noun compound pattern and therefore immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The compound noun bee sting comes from the clear image of a bee using its sharp sting to pierce the skin. That quick, sharp pain and the swelling that follows are why it means 'a painful or swelling wound' today.