Words · Common
sting
/stɪŋ/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
the sting of death
- verb
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
The sun burned his face
- verb
deliver a sting to
A bee stung my arm yesterday
- verb
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
They stuck me with the dinner bill
- noun
a mental pain or distress
a pang of conscience