verb Download 🔗Share To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both. Examples : "Right so came out an adder of a little heathbush, and it stung a knight in the foot." sensation biology medicine physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of an insect) To bite. Examples : "A bee was stinging my arm when I accidentally stepped on it. " organism animal insect biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain. Examples : "My hand stings after knocking on the door so long." sensation physiology body medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause harm or pain to. Examples : "I thought I could park in front of the hotel, but they stung me for five pounds!" sensation body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act by which someone receives a sting. Examples : "stingings of remorse" sensation action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having the capacity to sting. Examples : "stinging nettles" organism animal nature sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Precise and hurtful Examples : "Her stinging remark about my weight made me cry. " character mind emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading