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stinging

English

Etymology

From Middle English styngyng; equivalent to sting +? -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?st????/
  • Rhymes: -????

Adjective

stinging (comparative more stinging, superlative most stinging)

  1. Having the capacity to sting.
    stinging nettles
  2. (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.

Derived terms

  • stingingly

Verb

stinging

  1. present participle of sting

Noun

stinging (plural stingings)

  1. 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

  1. present participle of scathe

Adjective

scathing (comparative more scathing, superlative most scathing)

  1. harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic
  2. harmful or painful; acerbic

Derived terms

  • scathingly
  • scathingness

Translations

Anagrams

  • chasting

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