sting

IPA: stˈɪŋ

A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
(botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
(law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
(figurative) The harmful or painful part of something.
A goad; incitement.
The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
Storytelling in the context of a tabletop role-playing game, especially one published by White Wolf.

(transitive, intransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
(transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.
(intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).
(figurative) To cause harm or pain to.

Examples of "sting" in Sentences

I think the name sting, is the opposite of who she is.
In other instances, suspects were caught in sting operations.
And, so you see, it 'stings,' so that's why we call it 'sting pong.'
Mocality then set up what it described as a "sting" operation, changing some of the telephone numbers on its business directory to the contact details of its own call centre.
II. vii.66 (269,8) [As sensual as the brutish sting] Though the _brutish sting_ is capable of a sense not inconvenient in this passage, yet as it is a harsh and unusual mode of speech, I should read the
VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Outrage at London sting by US spies'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Undercover American agents are staging secret \'sting\' operations in Britain against criminal and terrorist suspects they want to extradite to the US. ...