The difference between Sting and Stinger

When used as nouns, sting means a bump left on the skin after having been stung, whereas stinger means a pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

Sting is also verb with the meaning: to hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.

check bellow for the other definitions of Sting and Stinger

  1. Sting as a noun:

    A bump left on the skin after having been stung.

  2. Sting as a noun:

    A bite by an insect.

  3. Sting as a noun:

    A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

  4. Sting as a noun:

    A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis

  5. Sting as a noun (botany):

    A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.

  6. Sting as a noun:

    The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.

  7. Sting as a noun (law enforcement):

    A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.

  8. Sting as a noun:

    A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.

  9. Sting as a noun:

    A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or comedic scene.

  10. Sting as a noun:

    A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.

  11. Sting as a noun (figurative):

    The harmful or painful part of something.

  12. Sting as a noun:

    A goad; incitement.

    Examples:

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  13. Sting as a noun:

    The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.

  1. Sting as a verb (transitive):

    To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.

    Examples:

    "Right so came out an adder of a little heathbush, and it stung a knight in the foot."

    "Still, it stung when a slightly older acquaintance asked me why I couldn't do any better."

  2. Sting as a verb (transitive, of an insect):

    To bite.

  3. Sting as a verb (intransitive, sometimes figurative):

    To hurt, to be in pain.

    Examples:

    "My hand stings after knocking on the door so long."

  4. Sting as a verb (figurative):

    To cause harm or pain to.

    Examples:

    "I thought I could park in front of the hotel, but they stung me for five pounds!"

  1. Stinger as a noun:

    A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

  2. Stinger as a noun:

    Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.

  3. Stinger as a noun:

    Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically

  4. Stinger as a noun:

    a cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe

  5. Stinger as a noun:

    A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.

  6. Stinger as a noun:

    A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.

  7. Stinger as a noun:

    A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.

  8. Stinger as a noun:

    A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.

  9. Stinger as a noun (slang):

    A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.

  10. Stinger as a noun (slang):

    A final note played at the end of a military march.

  11. Stinger as a noun (slang, television and film):

    An extension cord.

  12. Stinger as a noun (slang, Bristol):

    A stinging nettle.

  13. Stinger as a noun:

    Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.

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