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Meanings of sting in English
In insects, a pointed instrument used for defense and attack and connected with a poison gland.
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.
Usage of sting in English
1
There is a simple way to test this: let something sting you.
2
The disappointment was unavoidable; but the sting of it lies in yourself.
3
Here's the good news, the risk of a sting is pretty low.
4
Fear not that my aim is pleasure; this will sting soon enough.
5
Within days, federal authorities launched a sting that culminated in Balkany's arrest.
6
However, for a minority, an insect sting can produce an allergic reaction.
7
That's because a tax double-blow is likely to sting drivers this week.
8
The assurance of the Countess took the sting from the present loss.
9
He said, Sometimes, my friend, the scorpion sting has a curious effect.
10
Hartshorne and May, in other words, had set up a sting operation.
11
Similar sting operations have gone on in California, Arizona, and South Carolina.
12
The small sting had planted itself at last in the great nature.
13
The sting lay in the tail, that is to say, the postscript.
14
The taunt had long since lost its sting; so I replied, meekly:
15
But the very softness had a kind of jellyfish sting in it.
16
Rain points multiplied themselves on the window glass; I heard their sting.
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