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stung

American

[stuhng] / stʌŋ /

verb

a simple past tense and past participle of sting.

stung British

/ stʌŋ /

verb

the past tense and past participle of sting

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adjective

slang drunk; intoxicated

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unstung

adjective

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"And of course, bees, which he said have never stung him."

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Those ached more than stung and left me completely voiceless for the following 24 hours.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

I think it would have really stung if I hadn't gone on to win this tournament after building such a commanding lead over the first two days.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“So when I got stung, I went, ‘Oh, I think I got stung!’”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

That jab stung Otto to his very core.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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