STING

/stɪŋ/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 8

Scrabble letter values: S₁T₁I₁N₁G₂ = 6

Definition

verb cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort. — synonyms: bite, burn
verb deliver a sting to. — synonyms: bite, prick
verb saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous. — synonyms: stick
verb cause a stinging pain. — synonyms: prick, twinge
verb cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging.
noun a kind of pain. — synonyms: stinging
noun a mental pain or distress. — synonyms: pang
noun a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin. — synonyms: bite, insect_bite
noun a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property. — synonyms: bunco, bunco_game, bunko, bunko_game, con, confidence_trick, confidence_game, con_game
noun operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act. — synonyms: sting_operation