Unscramble stinging

Definition of stinging

adjective:

• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks", "edged satire", "a stinging comment". Synonyms: cutting, edged.

noun:

• a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death", "he felt the stinging of nettles". Synonyms: sting.

verb:

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

Related words

nettle, prick, prickle, urticate.

Words nearby

singing, slinging, stinking, stinting, swinging.

Rhymes with

bringing, ringing, singing, slinging, swinging.