· a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"
Synonym(s): sting
· cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
Hypernym(s): ache, smart, hurt
· deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
Hypernym(s): pierce
· saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
Synonym(s): stick
· cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
Hypernym(s): hurt, ache, suffer
· cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"
Hypernym(s): hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
· (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"