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sting n. [
stinging] a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"
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sting v. [
bite, burn] cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
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sting v. [
bite, prick] deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
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sting v. [
stick] saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
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sting n. [
pang] a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"
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