Definition of Stinging

Adjective: stinging  sting-ing

1. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
   "a stinging comment";
   - cutting, edged

Noun: stinging  sting-ing

1. A kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
   "he felt the stinging of nettles";
   - sting

Verb: sting (stang,stung)  sting

1. Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
   "The sun stang his face";
   - bite, burn
    
2. Deliver a sting to
   - bite, prick
    
3. Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
   - stick
    
4. Cause a stinging pain
   "The needle stang his skin";
   - prick, twinge
    
5. Cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging

See also:
stinginesses
stingingly

Anagrams containing the word stinging

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