Stung Synonyms

stuŋ
Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. smarted
  2. pained
  3. tingled
  4. hurt
  5. burnt
  6. wounded
  7. twinged
  8. pricked
  9. poked
  10. pierced
  11. prickled
  12. bitten
  13. nettled
  14. itched
  15. impaled
Deliver a sting to
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. irritated
  2. pricked
  3. inflamed
  4. burnt
  5. bitten
Aroused to impatience or anger
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. annoyed
  2. irritated
  3. miffed
  4. nettled
  5. peeved
  6. pissed
  7. pissed-off
  8. riled
  9. roiled
  10. steamed

Stung Sentence Examples

  • A bee settling on a flower has stung a child.

  • Tears stung her cheeks.

  • His remark stung, as he'd meant it to.

  • The words stung, because she hated feeling as though she, too, was beyond redemption.

  • Of all the reasons he resented her, this was the one that stung him the most.

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