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Definition of STING
Pronunciation : STING

noun : STING

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 1. (

    ) a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles" ;

  • 2. (

    ) a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" ;

  • 5. (

    ) operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act; "the police conducted a sting operation" ;

verb : STING

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 3. (

    ) saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" ;

  • 5. (

    ) cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her" ;


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