stingingly
- adverb
- /ˈstɪŋɪŋli/
:
agudamente
- Even with one mitten an inch from his eyes, snow flicked stingingly into them.
Examples
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The cold wind whipped around him, stinging stingingly as he walked down the street.
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The day was eye-stingingly bright.
Fiction book (1992) -
Slowly, stingingly, it anesthetized my feet.
Academic text (2004) -
She winced as the icy water splashed her face, hitting her stingingly on the skin.
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After spending hours in the sun, the heat felt stingingly hot against her skin.
Synonyms
106
3.7
In a way that causes physical or emotional pain
49
3.5
In a severe or unkind way that feels unpleasant
1
7.2
In a way that feels very painful or shocking
1
6.9
In a very sharp, strong way that you notice immediately
1
7.3
Very hot or strong in a way that feels painful
1
7.4
In a very sharp and hurtful way, often about cold or criticism
1
4.1
In a way that makes someone feel sad or in pain
In a way that causes a slight prickling or stinging feeling
In a way that shows very strong feeling, like passion or desire
In a sharp, unpleasant way that makes your nose or throat sting
In a way that makes skin feel sore and painful
In a way that aims to hurt someone's feelings
In a harsh, rude way that upsets people when speaking or acting
In a sharp, harsh way that shows strong criticism
In a very harsh, critical way that attacks someone or their ideas
Antonyms
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stingingly comes from sting, an old word that means 'to prick', like the sharp point of a bee. So something described as stingingly causes a quick, sharp or burning pain, just like being pricked by a stinger.