sting
verb (used with object)
to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ.
has been stinging
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present perfect progressiveof sting (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Rising inflation has been stinging businesses and consumers.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
The former nominee has been stinging in his public critiques of Trump, and, in a Facebook post on Wednesday, he tried to shame the business mogul into releasing his tax returns.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2016
My love of Shakespeare, like the gout which has been stinging my right foot all the morning, is hereditary.
From My Unknown Chum by Charles Bullard Fairbanks
