3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stinging  \Sting"ing\,  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.  -- 
  {Sting"ing*ly},  adv 
 
  {Stinging  cell}.  (Zo["o]l.)  Same  as  {Lasso  cell},  under 
  {Lasso}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sting  \Sting\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Stung}(Archaic  {Stang});  p. 
  pr  &  vb  n.  {Stinging}.]  [AS.  stingan;  akin  to  Icel.  &  Sw 
  stinga,  Dan.  stinge,  and  probably  to  E.  stick,  v.t.;  cf 
  Goth.  usstiggan  to  put  out  pluck  out  Cf  {Stick},  v.  t.] 
  1.  To  pierce  or  wound  with  a  sting;  as  bees  will  sting  an 
  animal  that  irritates  them  the  nettles  stung  his  hands. 
 
  2.  To  pain  acutely;  as  the  conscience  is  stung  with  remorse; 
  to  bite.  ``Slander  stings  the  brave.''  --Pope. 
 
  3.  To  goad;  to  incite,  as  by  taunts  or  reproaches. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  stinging 
  adj  1:  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"  [syn:  {prickling},  {tingling}] 
  2:  having  a  sting  or  the  capacity  to  sting;  "stinging  insects"; 
  "stinging  nettles"  [ant:  {stingless}] 
  3:  (of  speech)  harsh  or  hurtful  in  tone  or  character;  "cutting 
  remarks";  "edged  satire";  "a  stinging  comment"  [syn:  {cutting}, 
  {edged}] 
  n  :  something  as  sudden  and  painful  as  a  sting;  "the  sting  of 
  death"  [syn:  {sting}] 

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