1.a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung;
the sting of death
2.a mental pain or distress;
a pang of conscience
3.a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
4.a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
1.cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort;
The sun burned his face
2.deliver a sting to;
A bee stung my arm yesterday
3.saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous;
They stuck me with the dinner bill
4.cause a stinging pain;
The needle pricked his skin
5.cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging;
His remark stung her