"stinging" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/ Forms: more stinging [comparative], most stinging [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪŋɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English styngyng; equivalent to sting + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|styngyng}} Middle English styngyng, {{af|en|sting|-ing}} sting + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} stinging (comparative more stinging, superlative most stinging)
  1. Having the capacity to sting.
    Sense id: en-stinging-en-adj-~xwZY3iw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 23 24 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 26 24 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 29 22 24
  2. (figurative) Precise and hurtful. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-stinging-en-adj-2GxyYVp4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 23 24 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 26 24 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 29 22 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stinging catfish, stingingly

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/ Forms: stingings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English styngyng; equivalent to sting + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|styngyng}} Middle English styngyng, {{af|en|sting|-ing}} sting + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} stinging (plural stingings)
  1. The act by which someone receives a sting.
    Sense id: en-stinging-en-noun-VW6~cMjM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 23 24 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 26 24 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 29 22 24

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪŋɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English styngyng; equivalent to sting + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|styngyng}} Middle English styngyng, {{af|en|sting|-ing}} sting + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} stinging
  1. present participle and gerund of sting Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sting
    Sense id: en-stinging-en-verb-nMT1zws7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 23 24 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 26 24 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 29 22 24

Inflected forms

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