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Synonyms for Sting
stɪŋsting
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Princeton's WordNet
sting, stingingnoun
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
"the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"
Synonyms:
con game, flimflam, bunko, confidence game, sting, bunko game, gyp, bunco, pang, stinging, con, confidence trick, bunco game, insect bite, bite, hustlepang, stingnoun
a mental pain or distress
"a pang of conscience"
Synonyms:
stab, bunco, confidence game, hustle, insect bite, confidence trick, twinge, bunko game, con game, gyp, stinging, pang, bunco game, bite, con, sting, bunko, flimflamsting, bite, insect bitenoun
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Synonyms:
confidence game, bunco, bit, morsel, snack, hustle, raciness, insect bite, confidence trick, pungency, chomp, bunko game, con game, gyp, stinging, pang, bunco game, sharpness, bite, con, sting, collation, bunko, flimflambunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflamverb
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Synonyms:
confidence game, bunco, insect bite, hustle, convict, bunko, confidence trick, stir, fuss, flurry, stinging, bunko game, con game, gyp, ado, yard bird, bustle, bunco game, pang, con, sting, inmate, yardbird, flimflam, bitebite, sting, burnverb
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
"The sun burned his face"
Synonyms:
stick, burn down, seize with teeth, burn, prick, burn up, cut, twinge, incinerate, sunburn, sting, combust, burn off, bite, cauterize, glow, cauterise, firesting, bite, prickverb
deliver a sting to
"A bee stung my arm yesterday"
Synonyms:
sting, seize with teeth, goad, stick, prick, burn, prickle, twinge, prick up, bite, cock upstick, stingverb
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
"They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
Synonyms:
stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, stick, perplex, cleave, bond, get, mystify, burn, flummox, cling, bind, beat, stick around, nonplus, dumbfound, twinge, prick, cohere, lodge, sting, hold fast, deposit, amaze, stick to, stay put, gravel, stay, bewilder, wedge, vex, bite, pose, puzzle, adhereprick, sting, twingeverb
cause a stinging pain
"The needle pricked his skin"
Synonyms:
sting, squeeze, twitch, goad, prick, pinch, burn, tweet, prickle, stick, twinge, prick up, bite, cock upstingverb
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
"His remark stung her"
Dictionary of English Synonymes
stingverb
stingverb
Synonyms:
afflict, pain, cut to the quick, go to one's heart
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
stingnoun
Synonyms:
aculeus, prick, goad, incitement
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Sting":
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, Gordon Sumner, Gordon Matthew Sumner, Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#77 | get | |
#960 | fire | |
#982 | bit | |
#1001 | stay | |
#1324 | cut | |
#2529 | con | |
#2851 | beat | |
#3261 | bond | |
#3387 | stick | |
#3496 | lodge | |
#3816 | deposit | |
#4785 | puzzle | |
#4915 | burn | |
#8275 | bind | |
#8848 | bite | |
#9651 | glow | |
#9747 | pose | |
#10284 | stir | |
#11065 | scam | |
#11852 | snack | |
#13072 | gravel | |
#13411 | wedge | |
#13787 | squeeze | |
#14457 | sting | |
#14841 | adhere | |
#17127 | pinch | |
#17298 | inmate | |
#18963 | hustle | |
#19711 | stab | |
#20188 | ado | |
#20976 | fuss | |
#27118 | cling | |
#28087 | prick | |
#29024 | convict | |
#30103 | amaze | |
#30484 | sharpness | |
#32964 | stinger | |
#33386 | pang | |
#35156 | flurry | |
#35877 | twitch | |
#36012 | tingling | |
#37262 | bustle | |
#40176 | stinging | |
#40719 | sunburn | |
#41205 | baffle | |
#43927 | collation | |
#44058 | cleave | |
#54523 | vex | |
#57335 | chomp | |
#63896 | goad | |
#73889 | tweet | |
#74892 | morsel | |
#87017 | darter | |
#90338 | bunko | |
#95211 | perplex | |
#104149 | twinge | |
#107919 | incinerate | |
#112496 | mystify | |
#113787 | gyp | |
#119460 | combust | |
#138234 | bunco | |
#160684 | cohere | |
#175419 | yardbird | |
#184250 | prickle | |
#222069 | pungency | |
#224053 | bewilder | |
#225824 | cauterize |
How to use Sting in a sentence?
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
I answer the heroic question 'Death, where is thy sting' with 'It is here in my heart and mind and memories.'
We have suffered so much, i do n’t want anyone else to go through this ; he’s going to be permanently scarred. WOMAN CLAIMS SHE NEARLY LOST LEG AFTER CONTRACTING SERIOUS INFECTION FROM PEDICURE Hookworms are known as soil-transmitted parasite worms, and typically live in the small intestine. The eggs are transmitted through feces of an infected person, and the larvae can mature into a form that can penetrate through the skin of humans. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention( CDC), hookworm infection is mainly acquired by walking barefoot on contaminated soil. While most patients do not suffer any symptoms or side effects, some may experience gastrointestinal issues. The teen allegedly felt the worms moving throughout his body after a dermatologist tried to freeze them. ( Kelli Mulhollen Dumas Facebook) In a series of graphic photos posted on Friday, Kellie Mulhollen Dumas detailed her son’s injuries and said that after four trips to the pediatrician and an appointment with a dermatologist, he has been prescribed several medicines and a steroid but the pain persists. Kelli Mulhollen Dumas Facebook -RRB- still ca n’t wear shoes and has to soak the afflicted areas in bleach water. NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN DIES AFTER YELLOW JACKET STING, WIFE SAYS.
This one will sting for a while, but if there is one thing we have learned together, it’s that the sun comes up the next day and it can always be worse.
Sticks and stones are hard on bones, aimed with angry art, words can sting like anything but silence breaks the heart.
Translations for Sting
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- لسعArabic
- bodnout, píchnoutCzech
- stechen, Stich, Biss, Insektenstich, Insektenbiss, verdeckte Operation, Wespenstich, Skorpionstich, Bienenstich, beißenGerman
- picaduraSpanish
- pisto, purra, pistos, purema, pistää, paukama, pattiFinnish
- piquer, piqûreFrench
- עֲקִיצָהHebrew
- csípés, csíp, szúrHungarian
- խայթոցArmenian
- pungereItalian
- 食う, 刺す, 虫さされ, 刺傷, 刺し傷Japanese
- پێوهدانKurdish
- dzeltLatvian
- kakatiMāori
- stikk, stikkeNorwegian
- użądlić, ukąsić, żądlić, kąsaćPolish
- picada, morder, ferroada, picarPortuguese
- kaniyQuechua
- înțepa, împunge, pișcaRomanian
- ужалить, укусить, жалить, испытывать боль, болеть, чувствовать боль, причинять боль, кусать, укус насекомогоRussian
- stinga, stickaSwedish
- స్టింగ్, కుట్టుTelugu
- кусати, жалити, ужалити, укуситиUkrainian
- bienastegül, skorpionastegül, flibastegül, stegülön, näsäkastegül, stegülVolapük
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