sting
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old English sting.
Noun [edit]
sting (plural stings)
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- 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. In certain videogames stings are used to predict immediate future actions or to illustrate a current tension or mood.
- 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:
- (figuratively) The harmful or painful part of something.
- 2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1 - 3 Arsenal”, BBC:
- Just as it appeared Arsenal had taken the sting out of the tie, Johnson produced a moment of outrageous quality, thundering a bullet of a left foot shot out of the blue and into the top left-hand corner of Wojciech Szczesny's net with the Pole grasping at thin air.
- 2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1 - 3 Arsenal”, BBC:
Synonyms [edit]
- (pointed portion of an insect): stinger
Translations [edit]
bump on skin after having been stung
bite or sting (by an insect)
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pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack — see stinger
police operation
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Etymology 2 [edit]
From Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan, from Proto-Germanic *stinganan. Compare Swedish and Icelandic stinga.
Verb [edit]
sting (third-person singular simple present stings, present participle stinging, simple past stung or stang (rare, dialect), past participle stung)
- (transitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
- 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.
- (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain.
- My hand stings after knocking on the door so long.
- 2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, BBC:
- But Birmingham were clearly stung by some harsh words from manager Alex McLeish at the break and within 15 minutes of the restart the game had an entirely different complexion.
- (figuratively) To cause harm or pain to.
- I thought I could park in front of the hotel, but they stung me for five pounds!
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to hurt
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of an insect: to bite
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Anagrams [edit]
Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From stingan.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /stiŋɡ/
Noun [edit]
sting m
Romanian [edit]
Verb [edit]
sting
- first-person singular present tense form of stinge.
- first-person singular subjunctive form of stinge.
- third-person plural present tense form of stinge.
Swedish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Verb [edit]
sting
- imperative of stinga.
