different between stinging vs scathing
stinging
English
Etymology
From Middle English styngyng; equivalent to sting +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?st????/
- Rhymes: -????
Adjective
stinging (comparative more stinging, superlative most stinging)
- Having the capacity to sting.
- stinging nettles
- (figuratively) Precise and hurtful
- 2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91," Rolling Stone
- That same year, a young Gloria Steinem went undercover as a Playboy Bunny at one of his Playboy Clubs and wrote a stinging inside critique of the magazine's ethos and chauvinism in an article, titled "A Bunny's Tale," which was published in Show magazine.
- 2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91," Rolling Stone
Derived terms
- stingingly
Verb
stinging
- present participle of sting
Noun
stinging (plural stingings)
- The act by which someone receives a sting.
- the stingings of scorpions
- stingings of remorse
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scathing
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e?ð??
Verb
scathing
- present participle of scathe
Adjective
scathing (comparative more scathing, superlative most scathing)
- harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic
- harmful or painful; acerbic
Derived terms
- scathingly
- scathingness
Translations
Anagrams
- chasting
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