How To Spell sting?
How to Pronounce sting?
Correct pronunciation for the word "sting" is [stˈɪŋ], [stˈɪŋ], [s_t_ˈɪ_ŋ].
Definition of sting
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To pierce with a sting, like a wasp or scorpion; to pain acutely.
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A sharp pointed weapon with which certain animals are armed for their defence; the thrust of a sting into the flesh; anything that gives acute pain; the point in the last verse of an epigram; that which gives the principal pain or constitutes the chief terror.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
What are the misspellings for sting?
What are similar-sounding words for sting?
- stingley,
- stancil,
- stinging,
- stench,
- stansel,
- stange,
- Stanko,
- stenzel,
- stencil,
- Stangle,
- Sten Gun,
- Stanek,
- stingray,
- stanger,
- stung,
- stingy,
- stonge,
- stines,
- stowing,
- stinky,
- stun gun,
- Stones,
- stanza,
- stinking,
- stango,
- stanish,
- Steinke,
- stingily,
- Stinson,
- stance,
- stewing,
- Stang,
- stong,
- stenger,
- stinker,
- stunng,
- stanch,
- Stennis,
- stengel,
- stink,
- stannic,
- stinger,
- stangl,
- stenson.
What is the present tense of Sting?
What is the past tense of Sting?
What is the adjective for sting?
The adjective form of the word "sting" is "stinging".
Usage over time for sting:
This graph shows how "sting" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of sting?
The plural of the "sting" can be the "stings".
What is the singular form of sting?
The singular of the "sting" can be the "sting".
Synonyms for Sting:
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n.
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•
- fly ,
- hover ,
- flutter ,
- infest ,
- infestation .
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•
- cap ,
- appraise ,
- bargain ,
- bounce back .
- affliction ,
- bite ,
- bruise ,
- anguish ,
- gripe ,
- headache ,
- infliction ,
- discomfort ,
- crick ,
- earache ,
- grief ,
- agony ,
- distress ,
- chafing ,
- cramp ,
- inflammation .
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v.
• prick, pain • pain • egg on, incite- goad .
- etch .
- hoax .
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