stinging
IPA: stˈɪŋɪŋ
noun
- The act by which someone receives a sting.
adjective
- Having the capacity to sting.
- (figurative) Precise and hurtful.
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Examples of "stinging" in Sentences
- The insects feed on Stinging nettle.
- Snowflakes hurtle sideways, stinging faces.
- It is the most virulent species of stinging tree.
- THe juice neutralizes the acid in stinging nettle.
- Being labled a traitor by me or Jimbo, while stinging, is of little consequence.
- And really, maybe what he describes as stinging is just some kind of growing pain or something.
- My feet were stinging from the bite of the frost, and I hoped fervently that the sun would shine.
- Poor little Mr Idiot still stinging from the Corporations losing to the Americans what s sad little ignorant coward
- The Cardinals quarterback showed no ill effects of the concussion that sidelined him for the previous 1½ games, in stinging the Vikings on Sunday night.
- Even Donald McCain and Nigel Twiston-Davies, outspoken trainers with a traditionalist bent, could not be induced to offer anything that might be called stinging criticism of the proposed changes.
- The Vikings were unable to protect quarterback Brad Johnson in the second half or find any effective plays against a reputable Carolina defense missing linebacker Dan Morgan (concussion) and stinging from the 252 yards rushing given up last week in a 20-6 loss to Atlanta.
- Its fair to say we have been less in-your-face, said David Nassar, the executive director of Wal-Mart Watch, which had hammered the company in stinging newspaper advertisements and provocative reports with titles like Shameless: How Wal-Mart Bullies Its Way Into Communities Across America.
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