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sting

sting (third-person singular simple present stings, present participle stinging, simple past stang or stung, past participle stung)

1. (transitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.

   Right so came out an adder of a little heathbush, and it stung a knight in the foot.

   Still, it stung when a slightly older acquaintance asked me why I couldnt do any better.

2. (transitive, of an insect) To bite.
3. (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain.

   My hand stings after knocking on the door so long.

   • 2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, BBC:

     But Birmingham were clearly stung by some harsh words from manager Alex McLeish at the break and within 15 minutes of the restart the game had an entirely different complexion.

sting (plural stings)

1. A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
2. A bite by an insect.
3. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
4. A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
5. (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
6. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
7. A brief sequence of music used in films & TV as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or comedic scene.
8. A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
   • 2001, T. J. Mueller, Fixed and Flapping Wing Aerodynamics for Micro Air Vehicle Applications:

     The balance is mounted externally on top of the wind tunnel test section. A sting connects the balance to the model.

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   • 2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1 - 3 Arsenal”, BBC:

     Just as it appeared Arsenal had taken the sting out of the tie, Johnson produced a moment of outrageous quality, thundering a bullet of a left foot shot out of the blue and into the top left-hand corner of Wojciech Szczesnys net with the Pole grasping at thin air.

Definizione dizionario sting

	pungere
	of an insect: to bite

pungiglione

accoltellare

aculeo

ardere

ardore

beccare

bruciare

colpo

conficcare

dardo

freccia

frecciata

incendiare

mordere

morso

offendere

penetrare

perforare

piccare

pizzicare

prudere

pungolare

puntare

puntura

punzecchiare

sting

tormentare

Altri significati:

A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.

(intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain.

(transitive, of an insect) To bite.

bump on skin after having been stung

In insects, a pointed instrument used for defense and attack and connected with a poison gland.

bite by an insect

(enter a wound or sensitive area and) sting

police operation

A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis

A bump left on the skin after having been stung.

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

A bite by an insect.

sharp, localised pain in epidermis

A brief sequence of music used in films & TV as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or comedic scene.

pole (a boat)

(transitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.

to hurt

(to) sting

(law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.

A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.

pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack

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