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Meaning of 'stinging' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stinging [ 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.
2 . Stinging [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Sting

Meaning of 'stinging' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stinging [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
Example in sentence:
  • he felt the stinging of nettles;
  • the sting of death
2 . stinging [ s]
Meaning (2):
- (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
Example in sentence:
  • a stinging comment;
  • cutting remarks;
  • edged satire

Nearby Words:

stiacciato stian stibborn stibial stibialism stibiated stibic stibiconite stibine stibious

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