"Sting" is a word in ENGLISH
Anything that gives acute pain, bodily or mental; as, the
stings of remorse; the stings of reproach.
Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when
connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by
piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp
is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is
a modified dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang of
a serpent. See Illust. of Scorpion.
To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an
animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands.
The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of
stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches.
A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which
secrets an acrid fluid, as in nettles. The points of these hairs
usually break off in the wound, and the acrid fluid is pressed into it.
To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with
remorse; to bite.
A goad; incitement.
The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
In the history of battles and wars, the massacres of civilians were the main reason of revolutions success.
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A group of Coelenterata, including the Medusae or jellyfishes, and hydroids; -- so called from the stinging power they possess. …
Read the complete definitionHaving a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle.
Read the complete definitionSevere or stinging; incisive.
Read the complete definitionA sting.
Read the complete definitionalangíing a giving o? intense and penetrating heat in the atmo-sphere. v [B2S] be very hot. Basta ting-init mag-alangíing ang …
Read the complete definitionalingáyo - A small, wasp-like insect with a very painful sting. (kamaláyo, mangaláyo id.).
Read the complete definitionn. small stinging bee
Read the complete definitionbagáang v [B1256] {1} feel a burning pain upon eating hot, spicy food. Nabagáang ku sa síli pagkáun nákug sálad, …
Read the complete definitionbalangáyo - An insect with a painful sting. (cf. kamaláyo, alingáyo, mangaláyo).
Read the complete definitionbanayáw - A spider with a jet-black body and marked with a red spot. It has a very severe and …
Read the complete definitionA name given to several species of fishes: (a) The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast. (b) The flying gurnard …
Read the complete definitionTo puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some insects) used in taking food.
Read the complete definitionn. a kind of large, red, stinging ant whose eggs are edible. --var. ABOOS.
Read the complete definitionn. a kind of large, soft, black or dark-brown. hairy stinging caterpillar. --var. BUDUBUDOAN.
Read the complete definitionbuga v {1} [A; c] emit s.t. with force or in great quantity. Ang adlaw mibuga sa íyang naglagiting nga …
Read the complete definitionbukya n k. o. white, transparent jellyfish, round, growing to 9 in diameter, with tentacles that inflict a slight sting.
Read the complete definitionbúntug - To bite, strike, said of snakes. Binúntug ang karabáw sang mán-og. The buffalo was bitten by a snake. …
Read the complete definitionbusúg - Filled, replete, satiated, satisfied, not hungry; to fill, stuff with food, satisfy one’s hunger. Busúg pa akó. I …
Read the complete definitionbútuy v [B2S3(1)4; b4] for flesh to swell. Mibútuy ang pinaakan sa buyug, The bee sting swelled. Gibutúyan ang agtang …
Read the complete definitionOne of the peculiar stinging, cells found in Coelenterata; a nematocyst; a lasso cell.
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