stinging

/ˈstɪŋɪŋ/

adj 2noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

inside

VERB + STINGING

burning, die, don't, drank, fear, wrote

STINGING + NOUN

critique, draught, nettles, pain, thorns

PREP.

after

Definitions

adj

Having the capacity to sting.

stinging nettles

Precise and hurtful.

That same year, a young Gloria Steinem went undercover as a Playboy Bunny at one of his Playboy Clubs and wrote a stinging inside critique of the magazine's ethos and chauvinism in an article, titled "A Bunny's Tale," which was published in Show magazine.

noun

The act by which someone receives a sting.

the stingings of scorpions

stingings of remorse

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a kind of pain

sting

adjective — (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

stinging nettles

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That same year, a young Gloria Steinem went undercover as a Playboy Bunny at one of his Playboy Clubs and wrote a stinging inside critique of the magazine's ethos and chauvinism in an article, titled

Wiktionary

the stingings of scorpions

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stingings of remorse

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I have a stinging pain here.

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Why do bees die after stinging?

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, stinging is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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