sting

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Old English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'stɪŋ/
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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English sting

[edit] Noun

sting (plural stings)

1. A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
2. A bite by an insect.
3. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
4. A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
5. (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
6. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
7. A brief sequence of music used in films & TV as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or comedic scene.
8. A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
   • 2001, T. J. Mueller, Fixed and Flapping Wing Aerodynamics for Micro Air Vehicle Applications:

     The balance is mounted externally on top of the wind tunnel test section. A sting connects the balance to the model.

[edit] Synonyms

• (pointed portion of an insect): stinger

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[edit] Etymology 2

Old English stingan

[edit] Verb

to sting (third-person singular simple present stings, present participle stinging, simple past stang or stung, past participle stung)

1. (transitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point.

   Right so came out an adder of a little heathbush, and it stung a knight in the foot.

   Still, it stung when a slightly older acquaintance asked me why I couldn't do any better.

2. (transitive, of an insect) To bite.

[edit] Derived terms

• sting like a bee
• stingy

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ginst
• tings

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

See the verb stingan

[edit] Noun

sting

1. sting