Meaning

4 senses

  1. (ambitransitive)To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.

  2. (transitive)To puncture with the stinger.

    A mosquito stung me on the arm.

    stechen

    жа́литьžálitʹ, ужа́литьužálitʹ, куса́тьkusátʹ

    жа́литиžályty, ужа́литиužályty, куса́тиkusáty

  3. (figuratively, intransitive, sometimes)To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).

    My eyes are stinging from the chopped onions.

    My hand stings after knocking on the door so long.

    stechen

    причиня́ть больpričinjátʹ bolʹ, чу́вствовать больčúvstvovatʹ bolʹ, испы́тывать больispýtyvatʹ bolʹ

    cause a stinging pain

  4. (figuratively)To cause harm or pain to.

    I thought I could park in front of the hotel, but they stung me for five pounds!

    cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging

Examples

220 sentences

  1. I was stung by a bee.

    Мене вкусила бджола. — Balamax

    ruМеня ужалила пчела. — Arkadeko

    deIch wurde von einer Biene gestochen. — MUIRIEL

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  2. I got stung by a bee.

    Мене вкусила бджола. — Balamax

    ruМеня ужалила пчела. — Arkadeko

    deMich hat eine Biene gestochen. — JayNo

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  3. Do those insects sting?

    Чи ті комахи можуть ужалити? — ChickenKiev

    ruЭти насекомые кусаются? — Arkadeko

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  4. A jellyfish stung Tom.

    Тома вжалила медуза. — deniko

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  5. I got a bee sting.

    Мене вжалила оса. — deniko

    ruМеня ужалила пчела. — Arkadeko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger:
Русский
By meaning 2
of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger:
to hurt:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger:

Origin

From Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą. Comp

From Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą. Compare Swedish and Icelandic stinga.

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Forms

stings, stinging, stung, stung
Base formsting · to sting
3rd person singularstings
Present participlestinging
Past simplestung
Past participlestung

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysting
he, she, itstings

Past simpleLesson

all personsstung

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave stung
he, she, ithas stung

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sting

Synonyms

5 synonyms
smartA1
Close in meaning
  • deliver a sting to:bite
  • saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous:stick
  • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort:biteburn
  • cause a stinging pain:twinge

Word family

12 related words
Relatedstingerstinging
DerivedstingyB2outstingrestingstingablestingbullstingfishstinging nettlestingostingproofstingray

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

8 patterns
  • stung by a
  • was stung by
  • bee sting
  • got stung by
  • a bee sting
  • jellyfish stings
  • got stung
  • stings kill

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
stimulantB2stimulateB2stimulationB2stimulusstingerstingraystingyB2stinkB2

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