Stinger vs. Sting

Stinger vs. Sting — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Stinger and Sting

Stingernoun

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

Stingnoun

A bump left on the skin after having been stung.

Look at this nasty hornet sting, it's turned blue!

Stingernoun

Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.

Stingnoun

A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.

She died from a snake sting

Stingernoun

Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.

Stingnoun

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

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Stingernoun

A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe.

Stingnoun

A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis

That plant will give a little sting if you touch it.

Stingernoun

A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.

Stingnoun

(botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.

Stingernoun

A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.

Stingnoun

The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.

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Stingernoun

A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.

Stingnoun

(law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.

The criminal gang was caught after a successful sting.

Stingernoun

A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.

Stingnoun

A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.

Stingernoun

(slang) A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.

Stingnoun

A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.

Stingernoun

(slang) A final note played at the end of a military march.

Stingnoun

A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.

Stingernoun

An extension cord.

Stingnoun

(figurative) The harmful or painful part of something.

Stingernoun

A stinging nettle.

Stingnoun

A goad; incitement.

Stingernoun

Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.

Stingnoun

The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.

Stingernoun

a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy

Stingverb

(ambitransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.

An adder came out of a little heathbush, and it stung a man in the foot.

Stingernoun

a remark capable of wounding mentally;

the unkindest cut of all

Stingverb

To puncture with the stinger.

Stingernoun

a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder

Stingverb

To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).

My hand stings after knocking on the door so long.Still, it stung when a slightly older acquaintance asked me why I couldn't do any better.

Stingernoun

a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland

Stingverb

(figurative) To cause harm or pain to.

I thought I could park in front of the hotel, but they stung me for five pounds!

Stingernoun

a sharp stinging blow

Stingnoun

a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung;

the sting of deathhe felt the stinging of nettles

Stingnoun

a mental pain or distress;

a pang of conscience

Stingnoun

a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

Stingnoun

a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Stingverb

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort;

The sun burned his face

Stingverb

deliver a sting to;

A bee stung my arm yesterday

Stingverb

saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous;

They stuck me with the dinner billI was stung with a huge tax bill

Stingverb

cause a stinging pain;

The needle pricked his skin

Stingverb

cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging;

His remark stung her