Stinger vs. Sting
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 stingStingernoun
Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.
Stingnoun
A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
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.
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 allStingverb
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 nettlesStingnoun
a mental pain or distress;
a pang of conscienceStingnoun
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 faceStingverb
deliver a sting to;
A bee stung my arm yesterdayStingverb
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous;
They stuck me with the dinner billI was stung with a huge tax billStingverb
cause a stinging pain;
The needle pricked his skinStingverb
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging;
His remark stung her
