Tra từ sting - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sting [sting stings stung stinging] verb, noun BrE [stɪŋ] NAmE [stɪŋ]
verb (stung, stungBrE [stʌŋ] ; NAmE [stʌŋ] )
1. transitive, intransitive ~ (sb/sth) (of an insect or plant)to touch your skin or make a very small hole in it so that you feel a sharp pain
• I was stung on the arm by a wasp.
• Be careful of the nettles— they sting!
2. intransitive, transitive to feel, or to make sb feel, a sharp pain in a part of their body
• I put some antiseptic on the cut and it stung for a moment.
• My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
•~ sth Tears stung her eyes.
3. transitive to make sb feel angry or upset
•~ sb He was stung by their criticism.
•They launched a stinging attack on the government.
•~ sb to/into sth Their cruel remarks stung her into action.
•~ sb into doing sth He was stung into answering in his defence.
4. transitive, often passive ~ sb (for sth) (informal)to charge sb more money than they expected; to charge sb who did not expect to pay
•I got stung for a £100 meal.
•How much did they sting you for?
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English sting (noun), stingan (verb), of Germanic origin.

Thesaurus:
sting verb I, T
•Her eyes were stinging.
burn • • tingle • • hurt •
your eyes sting/burn/hurt
your skin/flesh stings/burns/tingles/hurts
It stings/tingles/hurts.

Synonyms:
hurt
ache • burn • sting • tingle • itch • throb
These are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful.
hurt • (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain: ▪ My feet hurt. ◇ ▪ Ouch! That hurt!
ache • to feel a continuous dull pain: ▪ I'm aching all over.
burn • (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful: ▪ Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air.
sting • to make sb feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain: ▪ My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
tingle • (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there: ▪ The cold air made her face tingle.
itch • to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this: ▪ I itch all over. ◇ ▪ Does the rash itch?
throb • (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats: ▪ His head throbbed painfully.
your eyes hurt/ache/burn/sting/itch
your skin hurts/burns/stings/tingles/itches
your flesh hurts/burns/stings/tingles
your head hurts/aches/throbs
your stomach hurts/aches
to really hurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/itch/throb
to hurt/ache/sting/itch badly/a lot
It hurts/stings/tingles/itches.

Example Bank:
•He was stung into answering in his own defence.
•He was stung into making a cheap retort.
•Taunts from the fans stung him into his best performance of the season.
Idiom: ↑sting in the tail
Derived: ↑sting somebody for something

noun
1. (NAmE also sting·er)countable the sharp pointed part of an insect or creature that can go into the skin leaving a small, painful and sometimes poisonous wound
•the sting of a bee
• The scorpion has a sting in its tail.
2. countable a wound that is made when an insect, a creature or a plant stings you
• A wasp or bee sting is painful but not necessarily serious.
3. countable, uncountable any sharp pain in your body or mind
•the sting of salt in a wound
• There was a sting of sarcasm in his voice.
• She felt the sting of tears in her eyes.
•He smiled at her, trying to take the sting out of his words (= trying to make the situation less painful or difficult).
4. countable a clever secret plan by the police to catch criminals
•a sting operation to catch heroin dealers in Detroit
5. countable (especially NAmE)a clever plan by criminals to cheat people out of a lot of money

Word Origin:
Old English sting (noun), stingan (verb), of Germanic origin.

Example Bank:
•She was arrested in an undercover sting operation.
•She's allergic to bee stings.
•The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.
•You can get a nasty sting from a jellyfish.
•the hot sting of tears
•The FBI conducted a sting operation to catch heroin dealers in Detroit.