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Quick definitions from WordNet (stinging)
▸ noun: a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung ("He felt the stinging of nettles")
▸ adjective: having a sting or the capacity to sting ("Stinging insects")
▸ adjective: causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks ("A stinging nettle")
▸ adjective: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character ("A stinging comment")
▸ Also see stung
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▸ noun: a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung ("He felt the stinging of nettles")
▸ adjective: having a sting or the capacity to sting ("Stinging insects")
▸ adjective: causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks ("A stinging nettle")
▸ adjective: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character ("A stinging comment")
▸ Also see stung
▸ Words similar to stinging
▸ Usage examples for stinging
▸ Idioms related to stinging (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing stinging
▸ Popular nouns described by stinging
▸ Words that often appear near stinging
▸ Rhymes of stinging
▸ Invented words related to stinging