sting in English

noun

1

a small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants, and scorpions, capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound by injecting poison.

The poor fellow has neither the tusks of the elephant, nor the claws of the lion, nor even the horns or pointed teeth or stings and poison glands.

2

a carefully planned operation, typically one involving deception.

five blackmailers were jailed last week after they were snared in a police sting

synonyms: swindle, fraud, deception, trickery, sharp practice, rip-off, con, fiddle, bunco

verb

1

wound or pierce with a sting.

he was stung by a jellyfish

synonyms: prick, wound, bite, poison

2

feel or cause to feel a sharp tingling or burning pain or sensation.

her eyes stung

synonyms: smart, burn, hurt, be irritated, be sore

3

swindle or exorbitantly overcharge (someone).

an elaborate fraud that stung a bank for thousands

synonyms: swindle, defraud, cheat, fleece, gull, rip off, screw, shaft, bilk, do, rook, diddle, take for a ride, chisel, gouge

noun

prick, wound, injury, puncture
smart, pricking, pain, soreness, hurt, irritation
heartache, heartbreak, agony, torture, torment, hurt, pain, anguish
sharpness, severity, bite, edge, pointedness, asperity, sarcasm, acrimony, malice, spite, venom
swindle, fraud, deception, trickery, sharp practice, rip-off, con, fiddle, bunco
con, flimflam, bunco, confidence game, hustle, confidence trick, bunko, gyp, con game
pang
bite, insect bite
stinging

verb

prick, smart, upset, provoke, swindle, bite, twinge, stick
prick, wound, bite, poison
smart, burn, hurt, be irritated, be sore
upset, wound, cut to the quick, sear, grieve, hurt, pain, torment, mortify
provoke, goad, incite, spur, prick, prod, rouse, drive, galvanize
swindle, defraud, cheat, fleece, gull, rip off, screw, shaft, bilk, do, rook, diddle, take for a ride, chisel, gouge
bite, burn
twinge, prick
stick
bite, prick

Use "sting" in a sentence

1. Jellyfish sting!

2. Sting ray migration.

3. It's a sting.

4. Is this a sting?

5. a scorpion must sting...

6. Not all nettles sting.

7. Why does the scorpion sting?

8. Most flies do not sting.

9. Death, where is your sting?”

10. Noxious Stings : When this talent triggers Wyvern Sting, the Wyvern Sting will now last the proper duration.

11. Our STING Agonist* is a small molecule that binds to the stimulator of interferon (IFN) genes (STING)

12. Chopping onions makes my eyes sting.

13. They don't want to sting me.

14. She felt a mild nettle sting.

15. Rub ointment onto the wasp sting.

16. Smoke makes the eyes sting and smart.

17. Remove the bee sting with tweezers. Sentencedict.com

18. Be careful of the nettles-they sting!

19. That bee gave me a nasty sting.

20. A sting to net a corrupt prosecutor.

21. How much did they sting you for?

22. The one that screwed up our sting?

23. Do you want anemone to sting you?

24. Do you want this anemone to sting you?

25. The scorpion has a sting in its tail.

26. Abed, why don't you marry The Sting?

27. No sting of death nor any sorrowing.

28. Now, hold still.This might sting a little

29. Targeting STING with Covalent small-molecule inhibitors Nature

30. Better undo your buttons lest it sting you.

31. Some types of jellyfish have a powerful sting.

32. Aculeates share the characteristic feature of a sting

33. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

34. Our target for the sting is this man...

35. The sting of a jellyfish is very painful.

36. Pleasure has a sting in its tail. 

37. You'll just feel a little sting - it won't hurt.

38. The red spot on his arm is a sting.

39. Suprise traumatized her, offsetting the sting of the slap.

40. Death, where is your sting?” —1 Corinthians 15:55.

41. The sting of the catapult bullet had worn off.

42. Can I sting you for a couple of pounds?

43. I can't figure out how I made Hollywood so angry that it created The Sting 2, an anti-Sting, unfunny, dull, mouth-Breathingly stupid

44. Surely they must feel the sting of this sadness.

45. She felt the sting of tears in her eyes.

46. Arder translate: burn, flame, smoulder, smolder, sting, smart, inflame

47. Must be that tantric bagpiping that Sting is into.

48. Does a bee die when it loses its sting?

49. The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.

50. Grasp the nettle and it won't sting you.