sting, n.
(stings)
freq. cnt. 2
(stings)
freq. cnt. 2
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
sting stinging
sample sentences
"the sting of death""he felt the stinging of nettles"
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hypernym
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bunco bunco game bunko bunko game con con game confidence game confidence trick flimflam hustle sting
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a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
<noun.state>
bite insect bite sting
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a mental pain or distress
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pang sting
sample sentences
"a pang of conscience"
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hypernym
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
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sting sting operation