sting
verb (used with object)
to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ.
stingingly
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a word derived from
sting.
Example Sentences
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More stingingly, it captures the mental delirium of a small town — make that an entire planet — that hasn’t yet realized that there’s a second sickness seeping in through their smartphones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
In one scene, a lifetime of heartbreak, emotional distance and hard-won resilience is captured in the simple act of receiving a stingingly careless birthday gift.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2022
Fast-forward to the completion of my first batch — a stingingly potent grainy mustard in which I somehow accidentally doubled the amount of vinegar — and the question was replaced with, "Why?"
From Salon ● May 2, 2021
What It Is stingingly concurs: “Your attitude became a bore … Mr Ultrasensitive, I’ll never let myself forget you.”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2017
A dull endless pain in my gut that wouldn’t go away even when I knelt on the stingingly frozen tile of the bathroom, dry-heaving.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
