sting
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /'stɪŋ/
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- Rhymes: -ɪŋ
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Noun
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sting (plural stings)
- A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
- A bite by an insect.
- A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
- (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
- A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
- A brief sequence of music used in films & TV as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or comedic scene.
- 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.
- 2001, T. J. Mueller, Fixed and Flapping Wing Aerodynamics for Micro Air Vehicle Applications:
[edit] Synonyms
- (pointed portion of an insect): stinger
[edit] Translations
bump on skin after having been stung
bite by an insect
police operation
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[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Verb
to sting (third-person singular simple present stings, present participle stinging, simple past stang or stung, past participle stung)
- (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.
- (transitive, of an insect) To bite.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
to hurt
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of an insect: to bite
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[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
See the verb stingan
[edit] Noun
sting
- sting