Definitions For Stinging

noun

  • A kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
  • A quick, sharp pain
  • An injury caused when an insect or animal stings you
  • A complicated and clever plan that is meant to deceive someone especially in order to catch criminals

adjective

  • (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

verb

  • To hurt (someone) by piercing the skin with a sharp, pointed part that usually contains poison
  • To cause a quick, sharp pain
  • To feel a quick sharp pain

Is Stinging a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
14

The word Stinging is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Stinging in a Sentence

  • I got stung by a bee.
  • The jellyfish stung the swimmer.
  • The bees will sting if you bother them.
  • When you get the shot, you'll feel a little sting.
  • His arm was covered with bee stings.
  • They were caught in a drug sting.

Synonyms for Stinging

Antonyms for Stinging

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