The word "sting" is used when a person is harmed by an insect such as a bee, a mosquito, or a wasp. It’s also used when a person experiences pain.
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I got stung by a bee.
A wasp will sting you if it’s disturbed.
Have you ever been stung?
Ow, that stings! (That hurts!)
Pouring alcohol on an open cut stings.
The nurse warned the patient that the injection would sting a little.
A bee stings people with a stinger.
In these sentences, the word "sting" is a noun:
He’s being treated for a bee sting.
A person who is allergic to a bee sting has to be very careful around bees.
Sometimes a sting is a prearranged trap for criminals. Law enforcement agencies plan to entrap someone who is known to commit crimes or likely to do something that is illegal.
The thieves were captured in a sting operation.
The FBI arranged the sting.
The movie American Hustle is about a sting that took place in the 1970s.
