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Definitions for stung
stʌŋstung
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Princeton's WordNet
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
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.
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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
Stung
of Sting
Stung
imp. & p. p. of Sting
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Stung
stung, pa.t. and pa.p. of sting.
Anagrams for stung »
tungs
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stung in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stung in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of stung in a Sentence
Stung by the splendor of a sudden thought.
Vinegar is your best bet if you do get stung, most people don’t have vinegar so you want to get the tentacles off of your skin so you can rinse the tentacles off if you can, you can try to use tweezers to get the tentacles off. For the pain and swelling, heat is what you need.
With the warmer temperatures there’s more people in the water so there’s a bigger chance of people getting stung.
It burned a lot, it stung, it feels like shooting pain and stinging. It feels like pins and needles.
To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee.
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