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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.


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     2. To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse;
        to bite. "Slander stings the brave." --Pope.
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     3. To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stung \Stung\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Sting}.
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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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