stinging : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: stinging	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for stinging
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stinging adj (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" Synonym(s): cutting, edged, stinging n a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles" Synonym(s): sting, stinging
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stinging \Sting"ing\, a. Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as, stinging cold; a stinging rebuke. -- {Sting"ingly}, adv. {Stinging* cell}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Lasso cell}, under {Lasso}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sting \Sting\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stung}(Archaic {Stang}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stinging}.] [AS. stingan; akin to Icel. & Sw. stinga, Dan. stinge, and probably to E. stick, v.t.; cf. Goth. usstiggan to put out, pluck out. Cf. {Stick}, v. t.] 1. To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands. 2. To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite. [bd]Slander stings the brave.[b8] --Pope. 3. To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches.