sting
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1.4
- noun
- /stɪŋ/
:
picadura
- People are allergic to bee stings, Kiwis, Yeah, anything really.
- bee sting
- wasp sting
- ant sting
People are allergic to bee stings, Kiwis, Yeah, anything really.
- People are allergic to bee stings, Kiwis, Yeah, anything really.
- OK, picking it up, a little bit of sting in that.
- No, but in like this, he did this and what I'm doing is I'm taking my phone, I'm placing it against over your spider bite the spider sting and pointing it like this.
Examples
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The doctor prepared the injection; there was the deep, biting sting of the needle.
Fiction book (1993) -
A jellyfish sting or something?
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Well, I guess that will take out a little of the sting.
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No, Bill, one sting does make you a target for more stings.
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I was just standing there in the backyard, - minding my own business, and I felt this sting on my arm.
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For people allergic to its sting, the fire ant can cause anaphylactic shock or even death.
Academic text (1994) -
But individually a hornet is not powerful, and its sting is a mere annoyance.
Fiction book (1990) -
Cause in my head I was like Mariah, like I've never got stung by this was my first bee sting ever.
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And having that empathy removes the sting, removes the sting of the judgment.
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I felt a sharp sting on my foot after stepping on a bee.
Synonyms
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1.0
Make someone suffer physical or emotional pain
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2.8
To suddenly make someone feel a strong emotion
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1.8
To feel a hot, stinging pain after heat or chemicals
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3.1
To cause a sharp, stinging pain, often from cold or wind
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3.9
A hot, painful feeling on the skin like fire
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3.3
A small prickly feeling on the skin often caused by excitement or cold
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4.7
To cause a small sharp pain like a sting
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1.0
A painful, swollen spot on the skin when a bee's sharp point goes into it
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3.3
A sudden strong feeling of hurt in one small part of the body
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1.1
To make someone feel physical hurt
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3.5
A sudden sharp feeling, often of pain or strong emotion
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2.5
A small itchy or painful mark on the skin caused by an insect
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4.0
Cause a small stinging or tingling feeling on the skin
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7.7
To say something that hurts someone suddenly and sharply
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7.3
A short hurtful remark that makes someone feel upset
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5.6
A tingling, slightly stinging feeling on the skin like many small pins
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7.1
To cause a sharp feeling of hurt that lasts for a while
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3.2
A sudden, strong, short pain like a small prick
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6.0
To feel a sudden sharp pain in the body or a quick strong feeling in the mind
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6.5
To feel a sudden sharp pain or a quick strong feeling of regret
A sudden sharp pain that passes quickly through part of the body
A painful burning feeling on the skin after touching a nettle plant
A stinging, prickling feeling on the skin like a nettle sting
A sharp uncomfortable feeling in the body when something hurts
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Etymology
Sting comes from an old English word stingan meaning 'to prick', and you can see the same idea in the word stinger; so a sting is a sudden, sharp pain like a bee's jab.