Sting Meaning

There are 10 meaning(s) for word Sting

Meaning 1 : a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

    Synonyms : bite,  insect bite
Meaning 2 : a mental pain or distress

    Synonyms : pang
Meaning 3 : operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act

    Example : the police conducted a sting operation

    Synonyms : sting operation
Meaning 4 : deliver a sting to

    Synonyms : bite,  prick
Meaning 5 : cause a stinging pain

    Synonyms : prick,  twinge
Meaning 6 : cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

    Synonyms : bite,  burn
Meaning 7 : a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

    Example : the sting of death,he felt the stinging of nettles

    Synonyms : stinging
Meaning 8 : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

    Synonyms : bunco,  bunco game,  bunko,  bunko game,  con,  con game,  confidence game,  confidence trick,  flimflam,  hustle
Meaning 9 : saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

    Synonyms : stick
Meaning 10 : cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging

How to Pronounce Sting

  • stɪŋ