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Stinging is an English word with synonyms like prickling or tingling. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Stinging | Sting | Stinger | Stings | Stingers

Stinging meaning

  1. Having the capacity to sting.
  2. Precise and hurtful.

Synonyms of Stinging

prickling tingling painful cutting edged unkind sting pain hurting

Related words

Other words often associated with Stinging or its synonyms:

sharp hurt tingle symptom harm harsh kind raw bordered pleasure agonised pang

Using Stinging

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having the capacity to sting. | Precise and hurtful.
  • Useful related words include: prickling, tingling, painful, cutting.
  • In the example corpus, stinging often appears in combinations such as: and stinging, stinging criticism, the stinging.

Context around Stinging

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

contains 1× down 1× despite 1× throwing 1× contain 1×

Often after:

nettle 2× criticism 2× nettles 1× rebuke 1× tirade 1× haymakers 1× barbs 1× attack 1× drive 1× response 1×

Sentence patterns with Stinging

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and a stinging feeling of 1× as the stinging barbs come 1× be still stinging after last 1× boost contains stinging nettle extract 1× cut down stinging nettles 1× delivered a stinging rebuke to 1× delivering a stinging blow to 1× drew a stinging response from 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a father in 1× a federal judge 1× after last week 1× arsenal boss launched 1× australian open chief 1× but lately that 1×

Common sentence endings:

a stinging drive 1× and for defence 1× and obvious decisions 1× as nettle root 1× down stinging nettles 1× feeling of defeat 1×

Words around Stinging

Just before it in the word index:

stinginess 6 stingiest 9 stingier 2 stingerz 2 stingers 52 stinger 80

Just after it in the word index:

stingless 8 stingley 7 stingray 48 stingrays 61 stings 78 stingy 77

Similar in corpus frequency:

adhesive 164 aleppo 164 apprehend 164 argentinian 164 astana 164 berbice 164

Corpus analysis for Stinging

  • In this selection, "stinging" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, contains, down, despite, nettle, criticism and nettles stand out and add context to how "stinging" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and a stinging feeling of and as the stinging barbs come. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stinging" sits close to words such as adhesive, aleppo and apprehend, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stinging

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He drew a stinging response from the Premier. (8 words)

Stinging Nettle Extract (150mg): Red Boost contains stinging nettle extract, also known as nettle root. (15 words)

Sea anemone tentacles contain stinging cells that are used to immobilise prey and for defence. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

A federal judge delivered a stinging rebuke to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature over rules and a new state law that banned minors from receiving “puberty blockers” and other types of gender-affirming care. (38 words)

In the 87th minute, substitute Eldar Moldozhunusov received the ball on the left wing and took a stinging shot at goal, but it was saved by Gomes at the expense of a corner. (33 words)

Former AFL great and polarising media pundit Kane Cornes has issued a stinging criticism of Melbourne’s culture in the wake of the club’s reported ultimatum to star midfielder Clayton Oliver. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Stinging Nettle Extract (150mg): Red Boost contains stinging nettle extract, also known as nettle root.

A father in court for taking a machete with him to an argument told police he had been using it to cut down stinging nettles.

A federal judge delivered a stinging rebuke to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature over rules and a new state law that banned minors from receiving “puberty blockers” and other types of gender-affirming care.

After last week’s stinging 42-6 loss against Oregon last week, CU surged in the fourth quarter Saturday at Folsom Field before USC triumphed 48-41.

Arsenal boss launched a stinging tirade and said: "We lost the match because of the clear and obvious decisions.

Australian Open chief Craig Tiley insisted Friday there was "no need" to alter scheduling at the tournament despite stinging criticism after the second latest finish at a Grand Slam ever.

But in the fourth round, The rapper was throwing stinging haymakers at Matthews which sent him into the ropes before he started pummeling him with head shots.

But, lately, that hide is looking thinner as the stinging barbs come from both within the organisation itself or from credible parts of civil society.

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Deputy Danny Healy-Rae launched a stinging attack on asylum seekers and accused people of abusing the free legal aid system in Ireland.

Emmerson, causing havoc with his long passes, picked out Stanley on the break and the former Portsmouth forward rattled the far post with a stinging drive.

Former AFL great and polarising media pundit Kane Cornes has issued a stinging criticism of Melbourne’s culture in the wake of the club’s reported ultimatum to star midfielder Clayton Oliver.

He drew a stinging response from the Premier.

He underlined that Palestinians and resistance groups are fully capable of delivering a stinging blow to Israel and making it pay a heavy price for its crimes.

Hibs fans expected their side to be still stinging after last week’s Ibrox thrashing and go at the Hoops from the off.

I come across old drafts when I tidy; read them, crumple them up, and throw them away with a half smile and a stinging feeling of defeat.

In the 87th minute, substitute Eldar Moldozhunusov received the ball on the left wing and took a stinging shot at goal, but it was saved by Gomes at the expense of a corner.

Legislators were still stinging that Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s administration banned conversion therapy through a Division of Professional Licensing rule in 2020.

Sea anemone tentacles contain stinging cells that are used to immobilise prey and for defence.

The first save of note came at the other end as Grimsby went close to sealing it with Lewis showing good reactions to parry Gnahoua’s stinging low drive.

Their long whip-like tail hides the stinging spine which gives them their scary sounding name.

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Common combinations with stinging

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stinging" in a sentence?
An example: "Stinging Nettle Extract (150mg): Red Boost contains stinging nettle extract, also known as nettle root." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "stinging" from authentic English texts.
What does "stinging" mean?
Stinging means: Having the capacity to sting.
What are synonyms of "stinging"?
Common synonyms of "stinging" include: prickling, tingling, painful, cutting, edged, unkind, sting, pain. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "stinging" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "stinging", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.