Unscramble stung

Definition of stung

adjective:

• aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture", "feeling nettled from the constant teasing", "peeved about being left out", "felt really pissed at her snootiness", "riled no end by his lies", "roiled by the delay". Synonyms: annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed.

verb:

• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face". Synonyms: bite, burn, sting.
• deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday". Synonyms: bite, prick, sting.
• saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill", "I was stung with a huge tax bill". Synonyms: stick, sting.
• cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin". Synonyms: prick, sting, twinge.
• cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her". Synonyms: sting.

Related words

nettle, prick, prickle, urticate.

Words nearby

sting, strung, stun, stunt, sung, tung.

Rhymes with

bung, dung, lung, pung, rung, strung, sung, tongue, tung, unsung, young.