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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.