5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite. "Slander stings the brave." --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Stung \Stung\, imp. & p. p. of {Sting}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: sting 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: {stinging}] 2: a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" [syn: {pang}] 3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin [syn: {bite}, {insect bite}] 4: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {flimflam}] v 1: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" [syn: {bite}, {burn}] 2: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn: {bite}, {prick}] 3: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" [syn: {stick}] 4: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" [syn: {prick}, {twinge}] 5: cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her" [also: {stung}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: stung adj : feeling sharp psychological pain; "stung by the remark, she retorted angrily" From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: stung See {sting}
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