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(adjective) having a sting or the capacity to sting; "stinging insects"; "stinging nettles" |
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Antonyms: stingless |
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(satellite adjective) causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks; "a prickling blush of embarrassment"; "the tingling feeling in a foot that has gone to sleep"; "a stinging nettle"; "the stinging windblown sleet" |
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Synonyms: prickling, tingling |
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(noun) something as sudden and painful as a sting; "the sting of death" |
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Synonyms: sting |
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Related Words: hurting, pain |
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(satellite adjective) (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" |
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Synonyms: cutting, edged |
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