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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley