Stinge vs. Sting
Stingenoun
An individual who is seen to have a stingy demeanour or who lacks generosity.
Stingnoun
A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
Stingnoun
A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
Stingnoun
A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
Stingnoun
(botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
Stingnoun
The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
Stingnoun
(law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
Stingnoun
A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
Stingnoun
A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
Stingnoun
A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
Stingnoun
(figurative) The harmful or painful part of something.
Stingnoun
A goad; incitement.
Stingnoun
The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
Stingverb
(ambitransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
Stingverb
To puncture with the stinger.
Stingverb
To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).
Stingverb
(figurative) To cause harm or pain to.
Stingnoun
Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is a modified dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang of a serpent. See Illust. of Scorpion.
Stingnoun
A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secrets an acrid fluid, as in nettles. The points of these hairs usually break off in the wound, and the acrid fluid is pressed into it.
Stingnoun
Anything that gives acute pain, bodily or mental; as, the stings of remorse; the stings of reproach.
Stingnoun
The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
Stingnoun
A goad; incitement.
Stingnoun
The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
Stingverb
To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands.
Stingverb
To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite.
Stingverb
To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches.
Stingnoun
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung;
Stingnoun
a mental pain or distress;
Stingnoun
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Stingnoun
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Stingverb
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort;
Stingverb
deliver a sting to;
Stingverb
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous;
Stingverb
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging;
