stinging
/ˈstɪŋɪŋ/
stinging adjective: having the capacity to sting. Also the present participle and gerund of sting.
Adjective
stinging (comparative more stinging, superlative most stinging)
- Having the capacity to sting.
- stinging nettles
- Synonyms:
- smart
- Precise and hurtful.
- a stinging indictment of the American prison system
- That same year, a young Gloria Steinem went undercover as a Playboy Bunny at one of his Playboy Clubs and wrote a stinging inside critique of the magazine's ethos and chauvinism in an article, titled "A Bunny's Tale," which was published in Show magazine.2017 September 27, David Browne, “Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91”, in Rolling Stone
Noun
stinging (plural stingings)
- The act by which someone receives a sting.
- the stingings of scorpions
- stingings of remorse
Also used as
stinging is also the present participle and gerund of sting.
stinging meaning in Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati and Nepali
stinging in Bengali
- স্টিংিং
stinging in Punjabi
- ਸਟਿੰਗਿੰਗ
stinging in Gujarati
- સ્ટિંગિંગ
stinging in Nepali
- स्टिंगिङ, स्टिंगिंग
Synonyms of stinging
Forms of stinging
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more stinging |
| superlative | most stinging |
| Noun | |
| plural | stingings |
Origin of stinging
From Middle English styngyng; equivalent to sting + -ing.
Words formed from stinging
Phrases with stinging
Words that rhyme with stinging
- ringing
- singing
- springing
- swinging
- minging
- pinging
- stringing
- besinging
- bringing
- flinging
- outflinging
- whinging
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Questions about stinging
- What does stinging mean?
- Stinging means having the capacity to sting.
- What is stinging in Bengali?
- Stinging in Bengali is স্টিংিং. See Stinging meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is stinging?
- Stinging can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce stinging?
- Stinging is pronounced /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/.
Words near stinging in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: stinging (page history and authors); stinging (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stinging (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stinging (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stinging (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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