Sting

noun

stɪŋ

Noun

a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
“the sting of death”
“he felt the stinging of nettles”
Similar:Stinging
Type of:PainHurting
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
“the police conducted a sting operation”
Type of:Operation
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Similar:Bite
Type of:TraumaHarmHurt
a mental pain or distress
Similar:Pang
Type of:HurtingPain
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Similar:BuncoBunkoConFlimflamHustle
Type of:CheatRigSwindle

deliver a sting to
Similar:Bite Prick
Type of:Pierce
cause a stinging pain
Similar:PrickTwinge
Type of:SufferHurtAche
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Similar:Bite Burn
Type of:SmartHurtAche
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
Similar:Stick
Type of:ThrustForce
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
Type of:WoundBruiseHurt