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adjective
- 1. having a sting; capable of wounding or piercing with a sting: "a swarm of stinging insects"
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sting /stɪŋ/ v., stung /stʌŋ/ sting•ing, n. v. Zoology to prick or wound (a person or animal) with a sharp-pointed part of the body that often contains poison or venom: [ ~ + object] The bee stung her on the foot. [ no object] Dogs bite and bees sting.
She felt tears of frustration stinging her eyes. • Cigarette smoke stings my eyes. • The smoke stung my eyes. • He concludes that the mist is a vapor which stings the skin of man. • His cheek stung where his mother had slapped him. be stung into (doing) something • Her harsh words stung him into action.
Definition. unpleasantly strong-smelling. The room filled with the acrid smell of tobacco. Synonyms. pungent, biting, strong, burning, sharp, acid, bitter, harsh, stinging, irritating, caustic,
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It is caused by damage or injury either to the nerves that send messages to your brain to signal pain, or to the brain itself. Nerve pain can be difficult to treat. Pain medicines can help, as can non-medicine treatments like exercise, acupuncture and relaxation techniques.
Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is a modified dorsal fin ray.
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1. Giving or spending reluctantly. 2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past. [Perhaps alteration of dialectal stingy, stinging, from sting.] stin′gi·ly adv. stin′gi·ness n.
adjective. /ˈstɪndʒi/ (stingier, stingiest) (informal) not given or giving willingly; not generous, especially with money You're stingy! (= not willing to spend money) Don't be so stingy with the ice cream! opposite generous. Definitions on the go.
