bestung
bestung adjective: having been stung.
Adjective
bestung (comparative more bestung, superlative most bestung)
- Having been stung.
- No sooner was she out of hearing, And not expos'd to take alarm, Than from my restless couch I sprung, As if by swarming wasps bestung.1830, William Taylor, Historic Survey of German Poetry: Interspersed with Various Translations, page 383
- After all, however, it was lucky for us that it was so, for the skin over the whole of our bodies was so bestung that we no longer felt the biting of lice or bugs, although it was impossible to get used to the stinging of those other insects.1862, Václav Vratislav, Adventures of Baron Wenceslas Wratislaw: what he saw in Constantinople, in his captivity, page 129
Examples of bestung in a sentence
- We raced madly for about half a mile, behaving in as wild a manner as the poor bestung animals.1872, Sir Henry Morton Stanley, How I Found Livingstone: Travels, Adventures and Discoveries in Central Africa, page 595:
- ...in homicidal feud, By slight punctilio urged, a jealous smart Against his friend be to deal a blow bestung,—1904, William Everett, The Italian Poets Since Dante, page 181:
Forms of bestung
| comparative | more bestung |
|---|---|
| superlative | most bestung |
Origin of bestung
From be- + stung.
Questions about bestung
- What does bestung mean?
- Bestung means having been stung.
- How do you use bestung in a sentence?
- We raced madly for about half a mile, behaving in as wild a manner as the poor bestung animals.
- What part of speech is bestung?
- Bestung is an adjective.
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