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adj. Having the capacity to sting.

v. Present participle of sting.

adj. Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting

That uses a sting; furnished with a sting or stinging organs of any sort; urticating: as, a stinging insect or sea-nettle.

In botany, noting a plant furnished with stinging hairs. See sting, 2.

That pierces or wounds as with a sting; that causes acute pain, irritation, or the like; keen; sharp; pungent; telling: as, a stinging tongue; a stinging rebuke or remark.

adj. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

n. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

"And really, maybe what he describes as stinging is just some kind of growing pain or something."

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hurting    pain   

stinging caterpillar    stinging ant    stinging bug    stinging hair    stinging nettle    stinging spine    stinging tree   

pungent    biting    poignant    salty   

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bringing    clinging    flinging    pinging    ringing    singing    slinging    springing    stringing    swinging