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- [stuhng]
- /stʌŋ/
- /stʌŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stuhng]
- /stʌŋ/
Definitions of stung word
- verb stung a simple past tense and past participle of sting. 1
- verb with object stung to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ. 1
- verb with object stung to affect painfully or irritatingly as a result of contact, as certain plants do: to be stung by nettles. 1
- verb with object stung to cause to smart or to cause a sharp pain: The blowing sand stung his eyes. 1
- verb with object stung to cause mental or moral anguish: to be stung with remorse. 1
- verb with object stung to goad or drive, as by sharp irritation. 1
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Origin of stung
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English stingen, Old English stingan to pierce; cognate with Old Norse stinga to pierce, Gothic -stangan (in usstangan to pull out); (noun) Middle English sting(e), Old English: act of stinging, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Stung
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stung popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
stung usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stung
verb stung
- ached — to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain: His whole body ached.
- chicaned — Simple past tense and past participle of chicane.
- extorted — Simple past tense and past participle of extort.
- gammoned — Simple past tense and past participle of gammon.
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
noun stung
adjective stung
- wounded — suffering injury or bodily harm, as a laceration or bullet wound: to bandage a wounded hand.
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