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  1. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Sting Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as, stinging cold; a stinging rebuke. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung Source: wordnet
  5. 5. Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as, stinging cold; a stinging rebuke. -- Sting"ing*ly, adv. Stinging cell. (Zoöl.) Same as Lasso cell, under Lasso. Source: webster
  6. 6. Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflictingacute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent;biting; as, stinging cold; a stinging rebuke.-- Sting"ing*ly, adv. Stinging cell. (Zoöl.) Same as Lasso cell,under Lasso. Source: adambom
  7. 7. j:100 n a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung v cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort v deliver a sting to v saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous v cause a stinging pain v cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging s (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character Source: ecdict

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