bee-stung
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of bee-stung
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Let the record reflect that, today, Renée Zellweger looks exactly like one would expect a 50-year-old version of Renée Zellweger to look: still crinkly twinkly eyed, apple-cheeked, the bee-stung smile intact.
From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2019
While over-the-counter lip plumpers can give you that trendy bee-stung look, it’ll fade after just a few hours.
From Time • Dec. 6, 2016
She discovers, she says, a child “pretty and dark with charming bee-stung lips and black hair falling in big, natural curls. She isn’t plump; I was wrong; how could I have remembered it that way?”
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2016
Venom Gloss by DuWop contains such essential oils as cinnamon and ginger, which cause blood to rush to the surface, prompting a collagen-free, bee-stung pout as well as a warm, tingly feeling.
From Time Magazine Archive
The rest of us were shaken but unhurt—and miraculously, not a single one of us was bee-stung.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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