sting

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstɪŋ/ (Northern England, Midlands, without the NG-coalescence) IPA(key): /ˈstɪŋɡ/ Rhymes: -ɪŋ Hyphenation: sting === Etymology 1 === From Middle English styng, sting, stynge, stenge, from Old English sting, stincg (“a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument; the wound made by a stab or sting”), from Proto-Germanic *stingaz; possibly also from Old English stynġ, from Proto-Germanic *stungiz. ==== Noun ==== sting (plural stings) A bump left on the skin after having been stung. A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack. Synonym: stinger A sharp, localized pain primarily on the epidermis. (botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles. The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging. (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to engage in criminal activity in order to catch a criminal. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show. A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station. Synonym: sounder A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow. (figurative) The harmful or painful part of something. A goad; incitement. The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying. ===== Synonyms ===== (pointed portion of an insect or arachnid): stinger ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą. Compare Swedish and Icelandic stinga. ==== Verb ==== sting (third-person singular simple present stings, present participle stinging, simple past stung or (rare, dialectal) stang, past participle stung) (ambitransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both. (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger. (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally). Synonym: smart (figurative) To cause harm or pain to. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === GTINs, Tings, gnits, tings == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== sting alternative form of styng === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== sting (Northern) alternative form of styngen == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From the verb stinge. === Noun === sting n (definite singular stinget, indefinite plural sting, definite plural stinga or stingene) a stitch (in sewing and surgery) stitch (pain in the side) Synonyms: hold, leverhogg === References === “sting” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From the verb stinga, from Old Norse stinga, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą. === Noun === sting m (definite singular stingen, indefinite plural stingar or stinger, definite plural stingane or stingene) clipping of miltsting === Noun === sting n (definite singular stinget, indefinite plural sting, definite plural stinga) a stitch (in sewing and surgery) === References === “sting” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *stingaz; akin to stingan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stinɡ/, [stiŋɡ] Rhymes: -inɡ === Noun === sting m sting, stinging (of an animal) stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument; the wound made by a stab or sting ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: styng, stenge, sting, stynge, steng (Kent), stunchg (West Midland)English: stingScots: sting == Romanian == === Verb === sting inflection of stinge: first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive third-person plural present indicative == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Verb === sting imperative of stinga === Anagrams === tings