Sting
verb
When an insect or plant harms you by injecting a sharp part into your skin that often contains poison.
The bee stung me on my arm and it was very painful.
Often appears as...
- bee sting
- wasp sting
noun
A sharp hurtful sensation or feeling.
His words had a sting of truth that hurt me.
Often appears as...
- sting of rejection
- sting of defeat
verb
To cause pain or suffering, or to upset someone.
His criticism really stung her.
Often appears as...
- words sting
- truth stings
noun
A planned action to catch a person committing a crime by arranging for them to be deceived.
The police carried out a sting to catch the drug dealers.
Often appears as...
- police sting
- sting operation
noun
The sharp pointed part of an insect or plant that can inject poison.
The scorpion's sting can be very dangerous.
Often appears as...
- bee's sting
- scorpion's sting
verb
To take money from someone by charging too much for something.
I feel like they really stung me with that repair bill.
Often appears as...
- sting someone for money
- sting someone for a bill
Usage tips
Informal
verb
When an insect or plant harms you by injecting a sharp part into your skin that often contains poison.
The bee stung me on my arm and it was very painful.
Often appears as...
- bee sting
- wasp sting
noun
A sharp hurtful sensation or feeling.
His words had a sting of truth that hurt me.
Often appears as...
- sting of rejection
- sting of defeat
verb
To cause pain or suffering, or to upset someone.
His criticism really stung her.
Often appears as...
- words sting
- truth stings
noun
A planned action to catch a person committing a crime by arranging for them to be deceived.
The police carried out a sting to catch the drug dealers.
Often appears as...
- police sting
- sting operation
noun
The sharp pointed part of an insect or plant that can inject poison.
The scorpion's sting can be very dangerous.
Often appears as...
- bee's sting
- scorpion's sting
verb
To take money from someone by charging too much for something.
I feel like they really stung me with that repair bill.
Often appears as...
- sting someone for money
- sting someone for a bill
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Insect Interaction
Used when discussing encounters with potentially harmful insects.
Wear long sleeves to avoid getting stung.
Pro Tip 2/2Nature's Defense
References the mechanism insects and plants use to protect themselves.
Most stings occur when the insect feels threatened.
Pro Tip 1/2Insect Interaction
Used when discussing encounters with potentially harmful insects.
Wear long sleeves to avoid getting stung.
Pro Tip 2/2Nature's Defense
References the mechanism insects and plants use to protect themselves.
Most stings occur when the insect feels threatened.
Pro Tip 1/2Insect Interaction
Used when discussing encounters with potentially harmful insects.
Wear long sleeves to avoid getting stung.
Pro Tip 2/2Nature's Defense
References the mechanism insects and plants use to protect themselves.
Most stings occur when the insect feels threatened.
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Video examples
Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
Notice that this man is not getting stung. He probably has a queen bee tied to his chin, and the other bees are attracted to it. So this really demonstrates our relationship with honeybees, and that goes deep back for thousands of years. We're very co-evolved, because we depend on bees
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Why do we cry? The three...
The gas stings Iris, and suddenly, she can't help it, she starts weeping uncontrollably. These reflex tears are different from the basal tears that Iris is used to. Because they're designed to wash away harmful substances, or particles, they're released in much larger amounts,
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Computing with fluids PIPE...
I turn and arrange the chairs around to turn an infinite loop and you'll actually be stuck in this loop forever every time a clock thing sting you move to the next chair this is a memory loop this is a fundamental unit of memory where you can essentially store bits of
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Why do we itch? - Emma...
so that we're equipped to deal with risks from the outside world. Think about it. Our automatic scratching response would dislodge anything harmful that's potentially lurking on our skin, like a harmful sting, a biting insect, or the tendrils of a poisonous plant.
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Filming Antarctica's...
you go down there you sort of feel it numb your face and sting your face it takes your breath away but also the knowledge there is this immense plate that goes on forever and ever and ever of eight feet thick ice above you and there is just one tiny tiny little
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Jellyfish predate...
to inject venom into the victim. Some jellyfish stings barely tingle, but others cause severe skin damage. The venom of one box jellyfish can kill a human in under five minutes, making it one of the most potent poisons of any animal in the world.
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Filming Wildlife...
we've been doing some great bonding uh it's awesome uh when i tell my friends that i'm helping my dad film bees they think that it's just honeybees and that they're gonna just sting me and they get really freaked out
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How does a jellyfish...
for protection and prey capture. Even baby jellyfish, the size of a pencil eraser, have the ability to sting. Larval jellyfish, ephyrae, look like tiny flowers pulsating in the sea.
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Could You Pass the...
people say that I don't have the courage to do it I have and I will do it the men face the prospect of getting stung even before the ritual starts when they head
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The Man Who Can Control...
one hundred thousand bees cover his body creating a living suit he has such control over the bees he rarely suffers a single sting
Video examples
Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
Notice that this man is not getting stung. He probably has a queen bee tied to his chin, and the other bees are attracted to it. So this really demonstrates our relationship with honeybees, and that goes deep back for thousands of years. We're very co-evolved, because we depend on bees
Video examples
Why do we cry? The three...
The gas stings Iris, and suddenly, she can't help it, she starts weeping uncontrollably. These reflex tears are different from the basal tears that Iris is used to. Because they're designed to wash away harmful substances, or particles, they're released in much larger amounts,
Video examples
Computing with fluids PIPE...
I turn and arrange the chairs around to turn an infinite loop and you'll actually be stuck in this loop forever every time a clock thing sting you move to the next chair this is a memory loop this is a fundamental unit of memory where you can essentially store bits of
Video examples
Why do we itch? - Emma...
so that we're equipped to deal with risks from the outside world. Think about it. Our automatic scratching response would dislodge anything harmful that's potentially lurking on our skin, like a harmful sting, a biting insect, or the tendrils of a poisonous plant.
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
you go down there you sort of feel it numb your face and sting your face it takes your breath away but also the knowledge there is this immense plate that goes on forever and ever and ever of eight feet thick ice above you and there is just one tiny tiny little
Video examples
Jellyfish predate...
to inject venom into the victim. Some jellyfish stings barely tingle, but others cause severe skin damage. The venom of one box jellyfish can kill a human in under five minutes, making it one of the most potent poisons of any animal in the world.
Video examples
Filming Wildlife...
we've been doing some great bonding uh it's awesome uh when i tell my friends that i'm helping my dad film bees they think that it's just honeybees and that they're gonna just sting me and they get really freaked out
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
for protection and prey capture. Even baby jellyfish, the size of a pencil eraser, have the ability to sting. Larval jellyfish, ephyrae, look like tiny flowers pulsating in the sea.
Video examples
Could You Pass the...
people say that I don't have the courage to do it I have and I will do it the men face the prospect of getting stung even before the ritual starts when they head
Video examples
The Man Who Can Control...
one hundred thousand bees cover his body creating a living suit he has such control over the bees he rarely suffers a single sting
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Quote examples
Trudie Styler
English Actress
I've never really had a sense that I am just Mrs. Sting. Indeed, I am Mrs. Sting and very proud and very happy that I am still Mrs. Sting, as opposed to Mrs. ex-Sting. But I'm a very busy person, so I've always done things and got on with my life.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
American Journalist
My father was so very afraid. I felt it in the sting of his black leather belt, which he applied with more anxiety than anger, my father who beat me as if someone might steal me away, because that was exactly what was happening all around us.
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Mike Quade
American Coach
I'm really going to miss all the people in the front office, media relations, marketing, all the great people at the ball park. They were my family for a while, and that part really stings. But life does go on.
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Cody Rhodes
American Wrestler
I had adapted to the blonde. So when they told me I'm going back to do these five episodes of 'Arrow', I was clearly really excited, but when they said I couldn't be blonde, it stung a little.
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Billy Joel
American Musician
I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.
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Andre Gide
French Novelist
I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.
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Walter Gropius
German Architect
Wherever I go I make others feel good, and by doing this, I create life. I am a sting, and a dangerous instrument!
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Adrienne C. Moore
American Actress
The loss of my father will always sting. But now, everything that I do is in honor of him and celebrates his life.
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Thambi Ramaiah
Indian Actor
A supporting actor's impact should be like an ant's sting - small, sharp, yet unforgettable.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
Quote examples
Trudie Styler
English Actress
I've never really had a sense that I am just Mrs. Sting. Indeed, I am Mrs. Sting and very proud and very happy that I am still Mrs. Sting, as opposed to Mrs. ex-Sting. But I'm a very busy person, so I've always done things and got on with my life.
Quote examples
Ta-Nehisi Coates
American Journalist
My father was so very afraid. I felt it in the sting of his black leather belt, which he applied with more anxiety than anger, my father who beat me as if someone might steal me away, because that was exactly what was happening all around us.
Quote examples
Mike Quade
American Coach
I'm really going to miss all the people in the front office, media relations, marketing, all the great people at the ball park. They were my family for a while, and that part really stings. But life does go on.
Quote examples
Cody Rhodes
American Wrestler
I had adapted to the blonde. So when they told me I'm going back to do these five episodes of 'Arrow', I was clearly really excited, but when they said I couldn't be blonde, it stung a little.
Quote examples
Billy Joel
American Musician
I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.
Quote examples
Andre Gide
French Novelist
I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.
Quote examples
Walter Gropius
German Architect
Wherever I go I make others feel good, and by doing this, I create life. I am a sting, and a dangerous instrument!
Quote examples
Adrienne C. Moore
American Actress
The loss of my father will always sting. But now, everything that I do is in honor of him and celebrates his life.
Quote examples
Thambi Ramaiah
Indian Actor
A supporting actor's impact should be like an ant's sting - small, sharp, yet unforgettable.
Quote examples
Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
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