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stung

American  
[stuhng] / stʌŋ /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of sting.

stung British  
/ stʌŋ /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of sting

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adjective

  1. slang  drunk; intoxicated

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • unstung adjective

Example Sentences

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But stung by their humiliation on the battlefield, Sudan's generals were not ready to compromise.

From BBC

After being enraged by their disallowed goal at Manchester City before the international break, Liverpool got stung again by the confusing subjective offside law.

From BBC

The house was filled with memories, which comforted me as much as they stung from those critical absences.

From Los Angeles Times

I wonder how many Harper Lee admirers still feel stung by a sense of betrayal.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a result, many are overweight in the S&P 500 index, and will be stung hard if the index tumbles hard or even if it lags behind the broader market for years.

From Barron's

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