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Definitions for Stung
stʌŋstung

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stungadjective

    aroused to impatience or anger

    "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Stungthe preterite and participle passive of sting.

    To both these sisters have I sworn my love:
    Each jealous of the other, as the stung
    Are of the adder. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    With envy stung, they view each other’s deeds,
    The fragrant work with diligence proceeds. John Dryden, Æn.

ChatGPT

  1. stung

    Stung is the past tense of sting. It refers to the action of being jabbed or pricked, especially by an insect, which injects venom or causes pain. It can also be used metaphorically to describe the feeling of intense emotional hurt or insult.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stung

    of Sting

  2. Stung

    imp. & p. p. of Sting

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Stung

    stung, pa.t. and pa.p. of sting.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Stung in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Stung in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Stung in a Sentence

  1. Alexander Pope:

    One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.

  2. Robert Travis:

    The yellow jackets, they like to sting me more than the honey bees, you get stung enough times you know what’s coming.

  3. Mahmoud Abbas:

    Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will not accept for the U.S. to be a mediator, because after what they have done to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas — a believer shall not be stung twice in the same place.

  4. Shannon Howard:

    With the warmer temperatures there’s more people in the water so there’s a bigger chance of people getting stung.

  5. United Airlines:

    Our flight attendants helped a customer who was stung by what appeared to be a scorpion on a flight last week, our crew immediately consulted with a MedLink physician on the ground who provided guidance throughout the incident and assured our crew that it was not a life-threatening matter.

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