Unscramble sting

Definition of sting

noun:

• a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death", "he felt the stinging of nettles". Synonyms: stinging.
• a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience". Synonyms: pang.
• a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin. Synonyms: bite, insect bite.
• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property. Synonyms: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle.

verb:

• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face". Synonyms: bite, burn.
• deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday". Synonyms: bite, prick.
• saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill", "I was stung with a huge tax bill". Synonyms: stick.
• cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin". Synonyms: prick, twinge.
• cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her".

Related words

nettle, prick, prickle, urticate.

Words nearby

sing, sling, stingy, stink, stint, string, stung, swing, ting.

Rhymes with

beijing, bring, chongqing, cling, ding, fling, king, ling, ming, ng, peking, ping, qing, ring, sing, sling, spring, spring, string, swing.