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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Stinging

/stĭng'-ĭng/ · Sting·ing · IPA /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/
01 a. Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as, sti…
  1. 1.
    Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as, stinging cold; a stinging rebuke.
Phrases & compounds
Stinging cell — Same as Lasso cell, under Lasso.