English

Detailed Synonyms for sting in English

sting:

to sting verb (stings, stinged, stinging)

  1. to sting
    to sting; to prick; to cut
    • sting verb (stings, stinged, stinging)
    • prick verb (pricks, pricked, pricking)
    • cut verb (cuts, cut, cutting)
  2. to sting
    to cut; to reap; to sting
    • cut verb (cuts, cut, cutting)
    • reap verb (reaps, reaped, reaping)
    • sting verb (stings, stinged, stinging)
  3. to sting
    to broach a subject; to raise; to put forward; to initiate; to broach; to sting; to reap; to bring up; to put on the table; to cut into; to throw up; to toss up; to cut; toss in the air
    • broach a subject verb (broaches a subject, broached a subject, broaching a subject)
    • raise verb (raises, raised, raising)
    • put forward verb (puts forward, put forward, putting forward)
    • initiate verb (initiates, initiated, initiating)
    • broach verb (broaches, broached, broaching)
    • sting verb (stings, stinged, stinging)
    • reap verb (reaps, reaped, reaping)
    • bring up verb (brings up, brought up, bringing up)
    • put on the table verb (puts on the table, put on the table, putting on the table)
    • cut into verb (cuts into, cut into, cutting into)
    • throw up verb (throws up, threw up, throwing up)
    • toss up verb (tosses up, tossed up, tossing up)
    • cut verb (cuts, cut, cutting)
  4. to sting
    – saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous 1
    to stick; to sting
    – saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous 1
    • stick verb (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • sting verb (stings, stinged, stinging)
  5. to sting
    – deliver a sting to 1
    to sting; to bite; to prick
    – deliver a sting to 1
    • sting verb (stings, stinged, stinging)
    • bite verb (bites, biting)
    • prick verb (pricks, pricked, pricking)
  6. to sting
    – cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging 1
    to sting
    – cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging 1
    • sting verb (stings, stinged, stinging)
  7. to sting
    – cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort 1
    to sting; to burn; to bite
    – cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort 1
    • sting verb (stings, stinged, stinging)
    • burn verb (burns, burnt, burning)
      • The sun burned his face1
    • bite verb (bites, biting)
  8. to sting
    – cause a stinging pain 1
    to sting; to prick; twinge
    – cause a stinging pain 1
    • sting verb (stings, stinged, stinging)
    • prick verb (pricks, pricked, pricking)
      • The needle pricked his skin1
    • twinge verb

Conjugations for sting:

present
  1. sting
  2. sting
  3. stings
  4. sting
  5. sting
  6. sting
simple past
  1. stinged
  2. stinged
  3. stinged
  4. stinged
  5. stinged
  6. stinged
present perfect
  1. have stinged
  2. have stinged
  3. has stinged
  4. have stinged
  5. have stinged
  6. have stinged
past continuous
  1. was stinging
  2. were stinging
  3. was stinging
  4. were stinging
  5. were stinging
  6. were stinging
future
  1. shall sting
  2. will sting
  3. will sting
  4. shall sting
  5. will sting
  6. will sting
continuous present
  1. am stinging
  2. are stinging
  3. is stinging
  4. are stinging
  5. are stinging
  6. are stinging
subjunctive
  1. be stinged
  2. be stinged
  3. be stinged
  4. be stinged
  5. be stinged
  6. be stinged
diverse
  1. sting!
  2. let's sting!
  3. stinged
  4. stinging
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

sting [the ~] noun

  1. the sting
    the thorn; the sting
  2. the sting
    the stab; the sting; the knife stab
  3. the sting
    the sting; the barb; the fish-hook
  4. the sting
    the barb; the crook; the fish hook; the sting; the fish-hook; the hook
  5. the sting
    – a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin 1
    the sting; the bite; the insect bite
    – a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin 1
  6. the sting
    – a mental pain or distress 1
    the sting; the pang
    – a mental pain or distress 1
    • sting [the ~] noun
    • pang [the ~] noun
      • a pang of conscience1
  7. the sting
    – a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung 1
    the sting; the stinging
    – a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung 1
    • sting [the ~] noun
      • the sting of death1
    • stinging [the ~] noun
      • he felt the stinging of nettles1

sting

  1. sting
  2. sting

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Related Definitions for "sting":

  1. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin1
  2. a mental pain or distress1
  3. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung1
    • the sting of death1
  4. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous1
  5. deliver a sting to1
  6. cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging1
  7. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort1
  8. cause a stinging pain1

Related Synonyms for sting