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Meanings of sting in English

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In insects, a pointed instrument used for defense and attack and connected with a poison gland.

        Catalan
        frau
        Spanish
        fraude

        A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.

            frau
            Portuguese
            picada
            Catalan
            picada

            A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin.

                  picada
                  Portuguese
                  morder
                  Catalan
                  picar
                  Spanish
                  morder

                  Deliver a sting to.

                        morder
                        Usage of sting in English
                        1
                        There is a simple way to test this: let something sting you.
                        BBC
                        2
                        The disappointment was unavoidable; but the sting of it lies in yourself.
                        Deerbrook
                        3
                        Here's the good news, the risk of a sting is pretty low.
                        Wired
                        4
                        Fear not that my aim is pleasure; this will sting soon enough.
                        The Lost Sisterhood
                        5
                        Within days, federal authorities launched a sting that culminated in Balkany's arrest.
                        Reuters
                        6
                        However, for a minority, an insect sting can produce an allergic reaction.
                        The Irish Times
                        7
                        That's because a tax double-blow is likely to sting drivers this week.
                        The South African
                        8
                        The assurance of the Countess took the sting from the present loss.
                        The Man
                        9
                        He said, Sometimes, my friend, the scorpion sting has a curious effect.
                        The pearl
                        10
                        Hartshorne and May, in other words, had set up a sting operation.
                        The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference
                        11
                        Similar sting operations have gone on in California, Arizona, and South Carolina.
                        The new yorker
                        12
                        The small sting had planted itself at last in the great nature.
                        Man and Wife
                        13
                        The sting lay in the tail, that is to say, the postscript.
                        Widdershins
                        14
                        The taunt had long since lost its sting; so I replied, meekly:
                        Miriam Monfort / A Novel
                        15
                        But the very softness had a kind of jellyfish sting in it.
                        The Marquis of Lossie
                        16
                        Rain points multiplied themselves on the window glass; I heard their sting.
                        Lazarre
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