wasp
To move like a wasp; to buzzTo move like a wasp; to buzz.
» Tom was stung by a wasp.
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1 sensesTo move like a wasp; to buzz.
Examples
113 sentencesTom was stung by a wasp.
I was stung by a wasp.
ruМеня ужалила оса. — Balamax
I got a nasty sting from a wasp.
ruМеня сильно ужалила оса. — Wezel
Tom got stung by a wasp.
deTom wurde von einer Wespe gestochen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is allergic to bees, hornets and wasps.
ruУ Тома аллергия на пчел, шершней и ос. — sharptoothed
deTom ist allergisch auf Bienen, Hornissen und Wespen. — brauchinet
Origin
Inherited from Middle English wappes, waps, wasp, waspe, from Old English wæfs, wæps, wæspInherited from Middle English wappes, waps, wasp, waspe, from Old English wæfs, wæps, wæsp, from Proto-West Germanic *wapsu, from Proto-Germanic *wapsō (“wasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *wóbʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“to braid, weave”), referring to the insect's woven nests.
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Forms
wasps, wasping, wasped, waspedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.