- present participle of sting.
stinging
Example Sentences
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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
Zookeepers then pivot to old-fashioned tracking, braving thickets of brambles and stinging nettles in search of footprints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
His most stinging losses were arguably in cases that the court didn’t hear.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
But “if you start to feel irritation, or your eyes are stinging or watering, or your nose is beginning to run or feel irritated, that’s a little more serious.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
I need to get out there pronto, but I feel tears stinging my eyes for the billionth time this evening.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
