1. (noun) sting, stinging
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
Synonyms: con game, flimflam, bunko, confidence game, sting, bunko game, gyp, bunco, pang, stinging, con, confidence trick, bunco game, insect bite, bite, hustle
2. (noun) pang, sting
a mental pain or distress
Synonyms: stab, bunco, confidence game, hustle, insect bite, confidence trick, twinge, bunko game, con game, gyp, stinging, pang, bunco game, bite, con, sting, bunko, flimflam
3. (noun) sting, bite, insect bite
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Synonyms: confidence game, bunco, bit, morsel, snack, hustle, raciness, insect bite, confidence trick, pungency, chomp, bunko game, con game, gyp, stinging, pang, bunco game, sharpness, bite, con, sting, collation, bunko, flimflam
4. (verb) bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Synonyms: confidence game, bunco, insect bite, hustle, convict, bunko, confidence trick, stir, fuss, flurry, stinging, bunko game, con game, gyp, ado, yard bird, bustle, bunco game, pang, con, sting, inmate, yardbird, flimflam, bite
5. (verb) bite, sting, burn
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Synonyms: stick, burn down, seize with teeth, burn, prick, burn up, cut, twinge, incinerate, sunburn, sting, combust, burn off, bite, cauterize, glow, cauterise, fire
6. (verb) sting, bite, prick
deliver a sting to
Synonyms: sting, seize with teeth, goad, stick, prick, burn, prickle, twinge, prick up, bite, cock up
7. (verb) stick, sting
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
Synonyms: stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, stick, perplex, cleave, bond, get, mystify, burn, flummox, cling, bind, beat, stick around, nonplus, dumbfound, twinge, prick, cohere, lodge, sting, hold fast, deposit, amaze, stick to, stay put, gravel, stay, bewilder, wedge, vex, bite, pose, puzzle, adhere
8. (verb) prick, sting, twinge
cause a stinging pain
Synonyms: sting, nip, squeeze, twitch, goad, prick, pinch, burn, tweet, prickle, stick, twinge, prick up, bite, cock up
9. (verb) sting
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
Synonyms: twinge, prick, stick, burn, bite
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Synonyms and Antonyms of sting 
