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stung |
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 -------------- 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 stung The adj stung has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, riled, roiled, steamed, stung -- (aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay") 2. (1) stung -- (feeling sharp psychological pain; "stung by the remark, she retorted angrily") 3. bit, bitten, stung -- (injured by bites or stings; "leaving the biter bit"; "her poor mosquito-bitten legs") Antonyms of adj stung 3 senses of stung Sense 1 annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, riled, roiled, steamed, stung INDIRECT (VIA displeased) -> pleased Sense 2 stung INDIRECT (VIA injured) -> uninjured Sense 3 bit, bitten, stung INDIRECT (VIA injured) -> uninjured Similarity of adj stung 3 senses of stung Sense 1 annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, riled, roiled, steamed, stung => displeased (vs. pleased) Sense 2 stung => injured (vs. uninjured) Sense 3 bit, bitten, stung => injured (vs. uninjured) Attributes of adj stung Familiarity of adj stung stung used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj stung stung 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 stung The adj stung has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, riled, roiled, steamed, stung -- (aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay") 2. (1) stung -- (feeling sharp psychological pain; "stung by the remark, she retorted angrily") 3. bit, bitten, stung -- (injured by bites or stings; "leaving the biter bit"; "her poor mosquito-bitten legs")
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