Sting meaning

What does “sting” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“sting” is a noun and verb with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung.

sting

a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
“the sting of death”
“he felt the stinging of nettles”
Synonymsstinging
a mental pain or distress
“a pang of conscience”
Synonymspang
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Synonymsbite insect bite
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Synonymsbunco bunco game bunko bunko game con confidence trick confidence game con game
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
“the police conducted a sting operation”
Synonymssting operation

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
“The sun burned his face”
Synonymsbite burn
deliver a sting to
“A bee stung my arm yesterday”
Synonymsbite prick
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
“They stuck me with the dinner bill”
“I was stung with a huge tax bill”
Synonymsstick
cause a stinging pain
“The needle pricked his skin”
Synonymsprick twinge
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
“His remark stung her”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University