sting
verb (used with object)
to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ.
has stung
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present perfectof sting (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It has stung him, but as an early investor he's still made incredible profits.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2023
And the lack of emergency capacity has stung customers of companies such as Griddy Energy.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2021
That touches another downstate nerve that has stung for decades: Chicago-based governors who spend too little time in the capital and its Governor’s Mansion.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 16, 2020
Ms. Watson said that she has received some support, but the condemnation has stung.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2019
What is this mortal insect that has stung the youth of Werther?
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 by Various
