sting

intransitive verb

To pierce or wound painfully with a sharp-pointed structure or organ, as that of certain insects.

intransitive verb

To cause to feel a sharp, smarting pain.

intransitive verb

To cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings.

intransitive verb

To spur on or stimulate by sharp irritation.

intransitive verb

To cheat or overcharge.

intransitive verb

To have, use, or wound with a sharp-pointed structure or organ.

intransitive verb

To cause a sharp, smarting pain.

noun

The act of stinging.

noun

The wound or pain caused by stinging.

noun

A sharp, piercing organ or part, often ejecting a venomous secretion, as the modified ovipositor of a bee or wasp or the spine of certain fishes.