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
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Sense 2
sting, bite, prick
=> pierce
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Sense 3
stick, sting
=> force, thrust
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Sense 4
prick, sting, twinge
=> hurt, ache, suffer
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Sense 5
sting
=> hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
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Grep of noun stinging
stinging
stinging hair
stinging nettle
Overview of noun stinging
The noun stinging has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. sting, stinging -- (a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles")
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")
Overview of adj stinging
The adj stinging has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) prickling, stinging, tingling -- (causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks; "a prickling blush of embarrassment"; "the tingling feeling in a foot that has gone to sleep"; "a stinging nettle"; "the stinging windblown sleet")
2. stinging -- (having a sting or the capacity to sting; "stinging insects"; "stinging nettles")
3. cutting, edged, stinging -- ((of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment")
Antonyms of adj stinging
3 senses of stinging
Sense 1
prickling, stinging, tingling
INDIRECT (VIA painful) -> painless
Sense 2
stinging (vs. stingless)
stingless (vs. stinging)
Sense 3
cutting, edged, stinging
INDIRECT (VIA unkind) -> kind
Similarity of adj stinging
3 senses of stinging
Sense 1
prickling, stinging, tingling
=> painful (vs. painless)
Sense 2
stinging (vs. stingless)
Sense 3
cutting, edged, stinging
=> unkind (vs. kind)
Attributes of adj stinging
Familiarity of adj stinging
stinging used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj stinging
stinging
Overview of noun stinging
The noun stinging has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. sting, stinging -- (a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles")
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")
Overview of adj stinging
The adj stinging has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) prickling, stinging, tingling -- (causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks; "a prickling blush of embarrassment"; "the tingling feeling in a foot that has gone to sleep"; "a stinging nettle"; "the stinging windblown sleet")
2. stinging -- (having a sting or the capacity to sting; "stinging insects"; "stinging nettles")
3. cutting, edged, stinging -- ((of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment")
stinging definition
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