Having the capacity to sting. / (figuratively) Precise and hurtful.

present participle of sting

The act by which someone receives a sting.

plural of stinging

plural of stinge

(in combination) Having the specified number or kind of sting.

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of sting

A bump left on the skin after having been stung. / A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.

(transitive, intransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both. / (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sting