stinging

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

- a stinging comment

Similar word(s): unkind, cutting, edged

Sentences with stinging as an adjective:

- stinging nettles

noun

1. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

- the sting of death

- he felt the stinging of nettles

Similar word(s): sting

Definition categories: state, hurting, pain

Sentences with stinging as a noun:

- the stingings of scorpions

- stingings of remorse

verb

1. present participle of sting