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Article: sting
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sting
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a small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants, and scorpions, capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound by injecting poison.
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any of a number of minute hairs or other organs of plants, jellyfishes, etc., that inject a poisonous or irritating fluid when touched.
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a wound from such an animal or plant organ:
a wasp or bee sting.
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a sharp tingling or burning pain or sensation:
I felt
the sting of
the cold, bitter air.
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[in
sing.
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figurative
a hurtful quality or effect:
she smiled to take the sting out of her words.
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Article: CHERRY CREEK MALL MARKETER BUZZING ABOUT HER BRUSH WITH STING.(News)(Column)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);
September 25, 2004 ;
554 words
......had a close encounter with Sting, but she didn't get stung. In fact, her experience with...Bastemeyer, snagged a mask from Sting when the rocker was last here at the Fillmore Auditorium. Sting graciously agreed to paint...process, Bastemeyer befriended Sting's road manager, William (if...
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