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English

Etymology 1
OE. sting

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Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /'stɪɳ/
audio|en-us-sting.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�|-ɪ�

Noun
en-noun

1. A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
2. A bite by an insect.
3. A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
4. A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
5. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
6. A brief sequence of music used in films & TV as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or comedic scene.

Translations
trans-top|bump on skin after having been stung
Finnish: paukama, patti
French: piqûre
German: Stich m
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trans-top|bite by an insect
Finnish: pistos, purema
French: piqûre
German: Insektenbiss m
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trans-top|sharp, localised pain in epidermis
Finnish: pisto
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trans-top|police operation
Finnish: soluttautua|soluttautuminen
German: verdeckte Operation f
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ttbc|Dutch: steek
ttbc|Indonesian: sengat|sengatan
ttbc|Interlingua: piccatura
ttbc|Japanese: �� (����, shish�)
ttbc|Spanish: picadura

Etymology 2
Old English stingan

Verb
en-verb|stings|stinging|stang or stung|stung

1. To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point.

#:Right so came out an adder of a little heathbush, and it stung a knight in the foot.
#:Still, it stung when a slightly older acquaintance asked me why I couldn't do any better.

1. Of an insect, to bite.

Derived terms
sting like a bee

Translations
trans-top|to hurt
Finnish: pistää, purra
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trans-top|of an insect, to bite
Finnish: pistää, purra
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Kurdish: KUchar|پ����دا�
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ttbc|Albanian: pickoj
ttbc|Dutch: steken
ttbc|German: stechen (1)
ttbc|French: piquer
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ttbc|Hungarian: szúr, csíp
ttbc|Indonesian: sengat|menyengat, antup|mengantup
ttbc|Interlingua: piccar, punger
ttbc|Japanese: �� (��, sasu), ���� (������, shish�-suru)
ttbc|Spanish: picar

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Old English

Etymology
See the verb stingan

Noun
sting

1. sting

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• 2008-01-01 19:54 - Keene - /* Verb */ [[sting like a bee]

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