Another word for sting
Noun
bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
bite, insect bite, sting - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
pang, sting - a mental pain or distress
Example:- a pang of conscience
sting, stinging - a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
Example:- the sting of death
Verb
stick, sting - saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
Example:- They stuck me with the dinner bill
bite, prick, sting - deliver a sting to
Example:- A bee stung my arm yesterday
sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
Example:- His remark stung her
prick, sting, twinge - cause a stinging pain
Example:- The needle pricked his skin
bite, burn, sting - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Example:- The sun burned his face