Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sting 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  sting 
 
  Sense  4 
  prick,  sting,  twinge 
  =>  prickle,  prick 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sting 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  sting 
 
  Sense  4 
  prick,  sting,  twinge 
  =>  prickle,  prick 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  sting 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  sting 
 
  5  senses  of  sting 
 
  Sense  1 
  bite,  sting,  burn 
  =>  ache,  smart,  hurt 
 
  Sense  2 
  sting,  bite,  prick 
  =>  pierce 
 
  Sense  3 
  stick,  sting 
  =>  force,  thrust 
 
  Sense  4 
  prick,  sting,  twinge 
  =>  hurt,  ache,  suffer 
 
  Sense  5 
  sting 
  =>  hurt,  wound,  injure,  bruise,  offend,  spite 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  sting 
 
  sting  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  sting 
 
  Sense  1 
  bite,  sting,  burn 
  =>  ache,  smart,  hurt 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  sting,  bite,  prick 
  =>  pierce 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  stick,  sting 
  =>  force,  thrust 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  prick,  sting,  twinge 
  =>  hurt,  ache,  suffer 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  sting 
  =>  hurt,  wound,  injure,  bruise,  offend,  spite 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  sting 
  bait  casting 
  basting 
  bee  sting 
  birdnesting 
  boasting 
  broadcasting 
  bronco  busting 
  cascade  everlasting 
  casting 
  costing 
  crop-dusting 
  enlisting 
  everlasting 
  fasting 
  feasting 
  fly  casting 
  forecasting 
  frosting 
  golden  everlasting 
  harvesting 
  insisting 
  investing 
  listing 
  mental  testing 
  mountain  everlasting 
  ousting 
  overcasting 
  pearly  everlasting 
  pink-and-white  everlasting 
  posting 
  recasting 
  roasting 
  rusting 
  sting 
  stingaree-bush 
  stinger 
  stinginess 
  stinging 
  stinging  hair 
  stinging  nettle 
  stingray 
  surf  casting 
  swan  river  everlasting 
  tasting 
  telecasting 
  testing 
  thrusting 
  toasting 
  trust  busting 
  twisting 
  wasting 
  weather  forecasting 
  winged  everlasting 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sting 
 
  The  noun  sting  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  sting,  stinging  --  (a  kind  of  pain;  something  as  sudden  and  painful  as  being  stung;  "the  sting  of  death";  "he  felt  the  stinging  of  nettles") 
  2.  pang,  sting  --  (a  mental  pain  or  distress;  "a  pang  of  conscience") 
  3.  sting,  bite,  insect  bite  --  (a  painful  wound  caused  by  the  thrust  of  a  stinger  into  skin) 
  4.  bunco,  bunco  game,  bunko,  bunko  game,  con,  confidence  trick,  confidence  game,  con  game,  gyp,  hustle,  sting,  flimflam  --  (a  swindle  in  which  you  cheat  at  gambling  or  persuade  a  person  to  buy  worthless  property) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sting 
 
  The  verb  sting  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  bite,  sting,  burn  --  (cause  a  sharp  of  stinging  pain  or  discomfort;  "The  sun  burned  his  face") 
  2.  (1)  sting,  bite,  prick  --  (of  insects,  scorpions,  or  other  animals;  "A  bee  stung  my  arm  yesterday.") 
  3.  (1)  stick,  sting  --  (saddle  with  something  disagreeable  or  disadvantageous;  "They  stuck  me  with  the  dinner  bill";  "I  was  stung  with  a  huge  tax  bill") 
  4.  prick,  sting,  twinge  --  (cause  a  stinging  pain) 
  5.  sting  --  (cause  an  emotional  pain,  as  if  by  stinging;  "His  remark  stung  her") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sting 
  arresting 
  blasting 
  bursting 
  coexisting 
  contrasting 
  disgusting 
  everlasting 
  exhausting 
  existing 
  fire-resisting 
  interesting 
  jesting 
  lasting 
  long-lasting 
  persisting 
  pleasant-tasting 
  protesting 
  stinging 
  stingless 
  stingy 
  trusting 
  twisting 
  uninteresting 
  unprotesting 
  unresisting 
  untrusting 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sting 
 
  The  noun  sting  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  sting,  stinging  --  (a  kind  of  pain;  something  as  sudden  and  painful  as  being  stung;  "the  sting  of  death";  "he  felt  the  stinging  of  nettles") 
  2.  pang,  sting  --  (a  mental  pain  or  distress;  "a  pang  of  conscience") 
  3.  sting,  bite,  insect  bite  --  (a  painful  wound  caused  by  the  thrust  of  a  stinger  into  skin) 
  4.  bunco,  bunco  game,  bunko,  bunko  game,  con,  confidence  trick,  confidence  game,  con  game,  gyp,  hustle,  sting,  flimflam  --  (a  swindle  in  which  you  cheat  at  gambling  or  persuade  a  person  to  buy  worthless  property) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sting 
 
  The  verb  sting  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  bite,  sting,  burn  --  (cause  a  sharp  of  stinging  pain  or  discomfort;  "The  sun  burned  his  face") 
  2.  (1)  sting,  bite,  prick  --  (of  insects,  scorpions,  or  other  animals;  "A  bee  stung  my  arm  yesterday.") 
  3.  (1)  stick,  sting  --  (saddle  with  something  disagreeable  or  disadvantageous;  "They  stuck  me  with  the  dinner  bill";  "I  was  stung  with  a  huge  tax  bill") 
  4.  prick,  sting,  twinge  --  (cause  a  stinging  pain) 
  5.  sting  --  (cause  an  emotional  pain,  as  if  by  stinging;  "His  remark  stung  her") 

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