Overview of noun sting

The noun sting has 4 senses

• sting, stinging -- (a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles")


• pang, sting -- (a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience")


• sting, bite, insect bite -- (a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin)


• bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam -- (a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property)

Overview of verb sting

The verb sting has 5 senses

• bite, sting, burn -- (cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face")


• sting, bite, prick -- (deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday")


• stick, sting -- (saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill")


• prick, sting, twinge -- (cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin")


• sting -- (cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her")