- present participle of sting.
stinging
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Yonathan Arfi, president of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions, said the messages, if really sent by Bardella, would represent “a stinging rebuke of the National Rally’s de-demonization strategy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Mathys Tel: Saw one stinging effort well-saved, but also frustrated the crowd by giving the ball away.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
However, nearly all of that pattern can be traced to one particular group: the aculeate Hymenoptera, which includes stinging wasps, bees and ants.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
It’s a stinging insult: By the samurai code, Kanbei should be killed, not imprisoned — Murashige couldn’t have landed a more devastating slap than by letting him live.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Cold Bloods had been chasing us for what seemed like forever through the woods, but we lost them in the stinging nettles field.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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