sting

  • 21sting — [[t]stɪ̱ŋ[/t]] stings, stinging, stung 1) VERB If a plant, animal, or insect stings you, a sharp part of it, usually covered with poison, is pushed into your skin so that you feel a sharp pain. [V n] The nettles stung their legs... [V n] I jumped …

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  • 22Sting — Стинг Sting На концерте в Нью Йорке (август 2007) Полное имя Гордон Мэттью Томас Самнер Дата рождения 2 октября 1951 Место рождения …

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  • 23sting — I UK [stɪŋ] / US verb Word forms sting : present tense I/you/we/they sting he/she/it stings present participle stinging past tense stung UK [stʌŋ] / US past participle stung * 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if an insect or an animal stings you,… …

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  • 24sting — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of an insect, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ nasty, painful, sharp ▪ bee, scorpion, wasp, etc. ▪ nettle …

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  • 25sting — 1 verb past tense and past participle stung, 1 (I, T) if an insect or a plant stings you, it causes a sharp pain and that part of your body swells: Henry was stung by a bee at the picnic. 2 (I, T) to hurt or to make something hurt with a sudden… …

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  • 26sting — stingingly, adv. stingless, adj. /sting/, v., stung or (Obs.) stang; stung; stinging; n. v.t. 1. to prick or wound with a sharp pointed, often venom bearing organ. 2. to affect painfully or irritatingly as a result of contact, as certain plants… …

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  • 27sting — bee·sting; sting; sting·a·ree; sting·er; sting·ing·ly; sting·ing·ness; sting·less; un·sting; …

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  • 28sting — 01. Don t try to catch that bumblebee or it might [sting] you. 02. The sea anemone is a plant like animal which uses its tentacles to catch and [sting] its prey. 03. She got [stung] by a jellyfish while swimming in Hawaii last summer. 04. I got… …

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  • 29sting — sting1 [ stıŋ ] (past tense and past participle stung [ stʌŋ ] ) verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive if an insect or animal stings you, it hurts you by sticking a sharp part of its body into your skin: He was stung by a wasp. Some types of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30sting — n. & v. n. 1 a sharp often poisonous wounding organ of an insect, snake, nettle, etc. 2 a the act of inflicting a wound with this. b the wound itself or the pain caused by it. 3 a wounding or painful quality or effect (the sting of hunger; stings …

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