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stinging |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stinging \Sting"ing\, a. Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as stinging cold; a stinging rebuke. -- {Sting"ing*ly}, adv {Stinging cell}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Lasso cell}, under {Lasso}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sting \Sting\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stung}(Archaic {Stang}); p. pr & vb n. {Stinging}.] [AS. stingan; akin to Icel. & Sw stinga, Dan. stinge, and probably to E. stick, v.t.; cf Goth. usstiggan to put out pluck out Cf {Stick}, v. t.] 1. To pierce or wound with a sting; as bees will sting an animal that irritates them the nettles stung his hands. 2. To pain acutely; as the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite. ``Slander stings the brave.'' --Pope. 3. To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stinging adj 1: causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks; "a prickling blush of embarrassment"; "the tingling feeling in a foot that has gone to sleep"; "a stinging nettle"; "the stinging windblown sleet" [syn: {prickling}, {tingling}] 2: having a sting or the capacity to sting; "stinging insects"; "stinging nettles" [ant: {stingless}] 3: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" [syn: {cutting}, {edged}] n : something as sudden and painful as a sting; "the sting of death" [syn: {sting}]
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