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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
stinging
adj 1: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character;
"cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"
[syn: cutting, edged, stinging]
n 1: a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being
stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of
nettles" [syn: sting, stinging]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Stinging \Sting"ing\, a.
Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting
acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon;
pungent; biting; as, stinging cold; a stinging rebuke. --
Sting"ing*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
Stinging cell. (Zool.) Same as Lasso cell, under Lasso.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sting \Sting\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stung(Archaic Stang); p.
pr. & vb. n. Stinging.] [AS. stingan; akin to Icel. & Sw.
stinga, Dan. stinge, and probably to E. stick, v.t.; cf.
Goth. usstiggan to put out, pluck out. Cf. Stick, v. t.]
1. To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an
animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands.
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2. To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse;
to bite. "Slander stings the brave." --Pope.
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3. To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches.
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Thesaurus Results for stinging:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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