adj
Meaning 1
Having the capacity to sting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- stinging nettles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: smart
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
stinging
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈstɪŋɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɪŋɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: S T IH1 NG IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Precise and hurtful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- a stinging indictment of the American prison system
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The act by which someone receives a sting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the stingings of scorpions
- stingings of remorse
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of sting
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- cutting remarks
- edged satire
- a stinging comment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cutting, edged
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the sting of death
- he felt the stinging of nettles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pain, hurting
History
Etymology
From Middle English styngyng; equivalent to sting + -ing.
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