Stings Synonyms

Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. smarts
  2. pains
  3. burns
  4. pricks
  5. tingles
  6. twinges
  7. pokes
  8. pierces
  9. nettles
  10. bites
  11. itches
  12. impales
  13. hurts
To cause to become sore or inflamed
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. irritates
  2. inflames
  3. burns
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. edges
  2. flimflams
  3. stabs
  4. gyps
  5. sores
  6. bites
  7. cons
  8. wounds
  9. cut
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Stings Sentence Examples

  • It relieves the pain of wasp and bee stings.

  • The hinder abdominal segments and the stings of the queens and workers resemble those of other stinging Hymenoptera.

  • Some chapters describe the manner in which he passes from earth to heaven and becomes a star in the firmament, others deal with the food and drink necessary for his continued existence after death, and others again with the royal prerogatives which he hopes still to enjoy; many are directed against the bites of snakes and stings of scorpions.

  • The beginner can rest assured, however that the fear of nettle stings is always far worse than the actual sting.

  • When a young queen has emerged, she stings her royal sisters (still in the pupal stage) to death.

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