sting

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
2. A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
3. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
4. A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
5. A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
6. The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
7. A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
8. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
9. A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
10. A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
11. The harmful or painful part of something.
12. A goad; incitement.
13. The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.

Verb

1. To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
2. To puncture with the stinger.
3. To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).
4. To cause harm or pain to.

Sinònims

bite

prick

stab

smart

hurt

pierce

burn

stick

twinge

peck

wound

pinch

prod

cause pain

jab

pang

stinger

stitch

prickle

spear

thrust

irritate

tingle

puncture

stinging

pain

nip

fleece

cheat

spine

taunt

shoot

thorn

insect bite

con

pique

point

spur

itch

bunco

do

gyp

offend

overcharge

confidence game

confidence trick

swindle

pick

⛏️

dupe

pin down

edge

hustle

con game

bit

injection

bunco game

bunko

quilt

flimflam

sear

ache

diddle

shot

bunko game

goad

pricker

pricking

prong

protrude

punch

👊

put out

retire

riddle

run over

scorch

screw

seesaw

set

sharp point

sheathe

smoke

soreness

spout

squeeze

stab in the back

stave

steal

strike

strike out

surcharge

swelling

tag

tail

tang

tap

tie

tongue

👅

tooth

🦷

torch

touch

trick

tweak

upset

urticate

vex

wimble

worry

write

✍️

be hot

set afire

stave in

trick someone

hurt exceedingly

burning the tongue

becoming tense

burning sensation

bug bite

stroke

be straight

terebrate

stick it on

be stung

hurt one’s feeling

suck blood

hold tightly

abrasion

hurt by a sting

antenna

arrow

assassinate

bake

bamboozle

barb

be in line with

be sore

bore

broach

burning

burn off

burn up

button

catch

cauterise

cauterize

center

centre

chew

clamp

🗜️

clip

cook

🧑‍🍳

core

cramp

dart

🎯

deceive

defraud

distress

downtown

drill

fan

fang

fasten

fire

🔥

flourish

fool

fritter away

get to

gnaw

gore

harass

hoax

hoodwink

hot

🥵

indicate

inject

insult

irritation

jam

jerk

lacerate

lance

mark

murder

nab

nettle

nibble

nick

parch

penis

pinching

poke

pole

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/stɪŋ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: stynge

Heretat de anglès antic: sting

Heretat de anglès mitjà: stingen

Heretat de anglès antic: stingan

In summary

From Middle English stynge, sting, stenge, from Old English sting, stinċġ (“a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument; the wound made by a stab or sting”), from Proto-Germanic *stangiz.