sting - Meaning in Kannada

sting - Meaning in Kannada

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Definitions and Meaning of sting in English

sting noun

1. operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act

   Example

   • "the police conducted a sting operation"
2. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
4. a mental pain or distress

   Example

   • "a pang of conscience"
5. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

   Examples

   • "he felt the stinging of nettles"
   • "the sting of death"

sting verb

1. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

   Examples

   • "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
   • "They stuck me with the dinner bill"
2. deliver a sting to

   Example

   • "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
3. cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging

   Example

   • "His remark stung her"
4. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

   Example

   • "The sun burned his face"
5. cause a stinging pain

   Synonyms

   twinge

   Example

   • "The needle pricked his skin"

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