Another word for stinging | Synonyms for stinging

Another word for stinging

adjective

So sharp as to cause mental pain:

acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, slashing, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic. See attack, respect

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She blinked to relieve the stinging in her eyes.
Until the stinging stopped.
No sooner had they gone than a hot, stinging sensation slid down one of his legs.
The hinder abdominal segments and the stings of the queens and workers resemble those of other stinging Hymenoptera.
Maybe she was stretching her behavior to the limit, like a slingshot—pulling it tight until it snapped back, with stinging pain.

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