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stings |
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 stings battle of hastings hastings hustings thomas hastings 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") 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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