sting
intransitive verbTo pierce or wound painfully with a sharp-pointed structure or organ, as that of certain insects.
intransitive verbTo cause to feel a sharp, smarting pain.
intransitive verbTo cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings.
intransitive verbTo spur on or stimulate by sharp irritation.
intransitive verbTo cheat or overcharge.
intransitive verbTo have, use, or wound with a sharp-pointed structure or organ.
intransitive verbTo cause a sharp, smarting pain.
nounThe act of stinging.
nounThe wound or pain caused by stinging.
nounA 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.