Sting vs. Stang
Stingnoun
A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
‘Look at this nasty hornet sting, it's turned blue!’;
Stangnoun
A forked ritual staff.
Stingnoun
A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
‘She died from a snake sting’;
Stangnoun
A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.
Stingnoun
A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
Stangnoun
In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch.
Stingnoun
A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
‘That plant will give a little sting if you touch it.’;
Stangverb
To shoot with pain, to sting.
Stingnoun
(botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
Stangverb
To spear; to sting.
Stingnoun
The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
Stang
imp. of Sting.
Stingnoun
(law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
‘The criminal gang was caught after a successful sting.’;
Stangnoun
A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.
Stingnoun
A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
Stangnoun
In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch.
Stingnoun
A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
Stangverb
To shoot with pain.
Stingnoun
A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
Stang
Stang is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arnold Stang (1918–2009), American actor Axel Heiberg Stang (1904–1974), Norwegian landowner and member of Vidkun Quisling's government Christian Schweigaard Stang (1900–1977), Norwegian linguist and professor Dorothy Stang (1931–2005), American-born Roman Catholic nun, anti-poverty and environmental activist, and murder victim Emil Stang (1834–1912), Norwegian jurist and politician Emil Stang (born 1882), Norwegian jurist, politician and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway Fabian Stang (born 1955), mayor of Oslo, Norway Frederik Stang (1804–1884), first Prime Minister of Norway Fredrik Stang (1867–1941), Minister of Justice and the Police of Norway and law professor Georg Stang (1858–1907), Minister of Defence of Norway Hans Georg Jacob Stang (prime minister) (1830–1907), Prime Minister of Norway Ivan Stang (born 1953), author and publisher of the first screed of the Church of the SubGenius Jack Stang (1923–1996), inspiration for writer Mickey Spillane's character Mike Hammer Jørn L. Stang (born 1959), Norwegian politician Olaf Stang (1871–1956), Norwegian engineer Ole A. Stang (1872–1955), Norwegian businessperson and landowner Ole A. Stang, Jr.
Stingnoun
(figurative) The harmful or painful part of something.
Stingnoun
A goad; incitement.
Stingnoun
The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
Stingverb
(ambitransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
‘An adder came out of a little heathbush, and it stung a man in the foot.’;
Stingverb
To puncture with the stinger.
Stingverb
To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).
‘My hand stings after knocking on the door so long.’; ‘Still, it stung when a slightly older acquaintance asked me why I couldn't do any better.’;
Stingverb
(figurative) To cause harm or pain to.
‘I thought I could park in front of the hotel, but they stung me for five pounds!’;
Stingnoun
Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is a modified dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang of a serpent. See Illust. of Scorpion.
Stingnoun
A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secrets an acrid fluid, as in nettles. The points of these hairs usually break off in the wound, and the acrid fluid is pressed into it.
Stingnoun
Anything that gives acute pain, bodily or mental; as, the stings of remorse; the stings of reproach.
‘The sting of death is sin.’;
Stingnoun
The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
Stingnoun
A goad; incitement.
Stingnoun
The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
Stingverb
To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands.
Stingverb
To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite.
Stingverb
To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches.
Stingnoun
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung;
‘the sting of death’; ‘he felt the stinging of nettles’;
Stingnoun
a mental pain or distress;
‘a pang of conscience’;
Stingnoun
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Stingnoun
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Stingverb
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort;
‘The sun burned his face’;
Stingverb
deliver a sting to;
‘A bee stung my arm yesterday’;
Stingverb
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous;
‘They stuck me with the dinner bill’; ‘I was stung with a huge tax bill’;
Stingverb
cause a stinging pain;
‘The needle pricked his skin’;
Stingverb
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging;
‘His remark stung her’;
