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- Dictionarysting/stiNG/
noun
- 1. a small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants, and scorpions, capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound by injecting poison.
- 2. a carefully planned operation, typically one involving deception: informal "five blackmailers were jailed last week after they were snared in a police sting" Similar
verb
- 1. wound or pierce with a sting: "he was stung by a jellyfish" Similar
- 2. swindle or exorbitantly overcharge (someone): informal "an elaborate fraud that stung a bank for thousands" Similar
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STING definition: 1. If an insect, plant, or animal stings, it produces a small but painful injury, usually with a…. Learn more.
The meaning of STING is to prick painfully. How to use sting in a sentence. to prick painfully: such as; to pierce or wound with a poisonous or irritating process; to affect with sharp quick pain or smart…
STING definition: 1. If an insect, plant, etc stings you, it causes pain by putting poison into your skin: 2. If…. Learn more.
Sting definition: to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ.. See examples of STING used in a sentence.
1. (of certain animals and plants) to inflict a wound on (an organism) by the injection of poison. 2. to feel or cause to feel a sharp mental or physical pain. 3. (transitive) to goad or incite (esp in the phrase sting into action) 4. (transitive) informal. to cheat, esp by overcharging.
1. The act of stinging. 2. The wound or pain caused by stinging. 3. A sharp, piercing organ or part, often ejecting a venomous secretion, as the modified ovipositor of a bee or wasp or the spine of certain fishes. 4. A hurtful quality or power: the sting of rejection. 5. A keen stimulus or incitement; a goad or spur: the sting of curiosity. 6.
Sting most commonly refers to the wound inflicted by a bee or hornet, or to a kind of burning pain, like the brief sting when your doctor gives you a vaccine. A nasty remark can also sting. "Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee!"
Sting (1951–) a British songwriter, singer, and actor who used to sing with the pop group The Police until they separated, and has worked successfully on his own since then. His songs include Don’t Stand So Close to Me (1981) and If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (1993). He is also known for his work to protect the environment.
sting to make somebody feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain: My eyes were stinging from the smoke. tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there:
2 [countable, uncountable] any sharp pain in your body or mind the sting of salt in a wound There was a sting of sarcasm in his voice. She felt the sting of tears in her eyes. He smiled at her, trying to take the sting out of his words (= trying to make the situation less painful or difficult).
