dictionary definitions for "stung"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  stung
      adj : feeling sharp psychological pain; "stung by the remark, she
            retorted angrily"

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sting \Sting\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stung(Archaic Stang); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Stinging.] [AS. stingan; akin to Icel. & Sw.
     stinga, Dan. stinge, and probably to E. stick, v.t.; cf.
     Goth. usstiggan to put out, pluck out. Cf. Stick, v. t.]
     1. To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an
        animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands.
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     2. To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse;
        to bite. "Slander stings the brave." --Pope.
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     3. To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stung \Stung\,
     imp. & p. p. of Sting.
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