· a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"

Synonym(s): sting

Hypernym(s): pain, hurting

· cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"

Synonym(s): bite, burn

Hypernym(s): ache, smart, hurt

· deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"

Synonym(s): bite, prick

Hypernym(s): pierce

· saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"

Synonym(s): stick

Hypernym(s): force, thrust

· cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"

Synonym(s): prick, twinge

Hypernym(s): hurt, ache, suffer

· cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"

Hypernym(s): hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite

· (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"

Synonym(s): cutting, edged