Verb (used with object) : to be stung by nettles. ,The blowing sand stung his eyes. ,to be stung with remorse. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : The memory of that insult still stings. ,He was stinging from the blow to his pride. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : to feel the sting of defeat; Death, where is thy sting? ,Satire has a sting. ,driven by the sting of jealousy; the sting of ambition. From Dictionary.com.
The bull, again stung to fight, charged once more. From Wordnik.com. [The Madness of John Harned] Reference
A strong odour of hemp and resin stung his nostrils. From Wordnik.com. [Spice and the Devil's Cave] Reference
The word stung Theodora, and she started up abruptly. From Wordnik.com. [Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen] Reference
Home! the word stung sharply through Jeff's benumbed consciousness. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Briggs's Love Story] Reference
The centaur's exclamation wasn't entirely because the coins stung, but because of the pun. From Wordnik.com. [Cube Route]
The dead coma had left his brain, and the calling of his name stung his senses to keen attention. From Wordnik.com. [Choice Readings for the Home Circle] Reference
Last year I thought I had made it through without gettin 'stung. From Wordnik.com. [What's more fearsome in the wilds, a man eating shark, or a menacing rattle snake?] Reference
When Maurice Wynne's bitter word stung her, Berenice Morison stood for. From Wordnik.com. [The Puritans] Reference
Every word stung his throat as it came, and his tongue was like a hot ember in his mouth. From Wordnik.com. [The Candidate A Political Romance] Reference
He felt, as his hand lay on his friend's shoulder, that he winced, as if the very name stung him. From Wordnik.com. [The Billow and the Rock] Reference
A way that is not worth the treading; but the last word stung him like. From Wordnik.com. [Roden's Corner] Reference
The word stung her. From Wordnik.com. [Maurice Guest] Reference
The word stung him. From Wordnik.com. [Never Come Down]
The word stung from her. From Wordnik.com. [Purchased For Revenge]
The phrase stung her family. From Wordnik.com. [ABC News: Top Stories] Reference
Bringing up her name stung a little. From Wordnik.com. [Message in a Bottle]
The name stung him into instant recollection. From Wordnik.com. [Captivating Mary Carstairs] Reference
He was instantly aware that Conward had "stung" them. From Wordnik.com. [The Cow Puncher] Reference
Dale told his son that his neck "stung" where he was struck. From Wordnik.com. [Statesman - AP Sports] Reference
But they are the two things, resumes and a couple of bad debt that kind of stung us. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
"It will be sport to see the victim 'stung' and made to pay up," grinned Dan Dalzell. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty] Reference
That last word stung. From Wordnik.com. [A Bad Day’s Work] Reference
"cold-hearted triumphalism" about the novelist, who had "stung" Stead with a critical essay in. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
That stung Nunn in a sensitive place: his dignity. From Wordnik.com. [Dream On, Democrats] Reference
"He was stung by the criticism," says one confidant. From Wordnik.com. [Supremes: Roberts--And Then The Real Battle] Reference
Of course, these sudden changes have stung older Koreans. From Wordnik.com. [OUT WITH THE OLD] Reference
"She is so stung by what happened," says a close associate. From Wordnik.com. [Balking In The Balkans] Reference
Despite his gruff exterior, Rios is easily stung by criticism. From Wordnik.com. [Blame It On Rios] Reference
The air in the poor kingdom was so fouled that it stung the eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Wealth Of A Nation] Reference
+ Ali: The Greatest floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee. From Wordnik.com. [Millennium In A Nutshell Edition] Reference
Consider that some people probably would be happy to see Culkin stung to death. From Wordnik.com. [Shirley Temple Syndrome] Reference
Bay, stung by "Armageddon's" reviews, wanted to make a movie "with more weight.". From Wordnik.com. [The Road To 'Pearl Harbor'] Reference
Perhaps stung by the criticisms of "JFK," Stone seldom wanders into pure fabrication. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood's Most Controversial Director Oliver Stone Takes On Our Most Controversial President Richard Nixon] Reference
Brooks, who had been stung by bad publicity when he withheld the album, seemed back on top. From Wordnik.com. [The World According To Garth] Reference
But last week the jilted groom, stung by his bride's betrayal, planned to file for divorce. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry's Girl] Reference
But Witherspoon says she was stung by some of Phillippe's cruel ad-libs -- so she smacked him. From Wordnik.com. [Reese On Earth] Reference
My feeling was that it would be better for all of us to get bee-stung than to get into a collision. From Wordnik.com. [Class 101: The Lessons Of War] Reference
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