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Adjective: stung stúng- Aroused to impatience or anger
- annoyed, irritated, miffed [informal], nettled, peeved, pissed [informal], riled, roiled, steamed [informal], hacked off [Brit, informal], exasperated, cheesed off [Brit, informal], browned off [Brit, informal], brassed off [Brit, informal] Verb: sting (stung) sting- Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
"The sun stung his face"; - bite, burn - Deliver a sting to
"A bee stung my arm yesterday"; - bite, prick - [informal] Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
"I was stung with a huge tax bill"; - stick [informal] - Cause a stinging pain
"The needle stung his skin"; - prick, twinge - Cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
"His remark stung her"
See also: displeased Type of: ache, bruise, force, hurt, injure, offend, pierce, smart, spite, suffer, thrust, wound Encyclopedia: Stung Sting |