Associations to the word «Stinging»

Wiktionary

STINGING, adjective. Having the capacity to sting.
STINGING, verb. Present participle of sting
STINGING, noun. The act by which someone receives a sting.
STINGING NETTLE, noun. A nettle; any of the species of genus Urtica that cause painful short-term skin irritation, especially Urtica dioica, originally Eurasian, now naturalized elsewhere.

Dictionary definition

STINGING, noun. A kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles".
STINGING, adjective. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment".

Wise words

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