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We have spotted STING (5 Letters) a total of 68 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with STING and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
| • | Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is a modified dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang of a serpent. See Illust. of Scorpion. |
| • | A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secrets an acrid fluid, as in nettles. The points of these hairs usually break off in the wound, and the acrid fluid is pressed into it. |
| • | Anything that gives acute pain, bodily or mental; as, the stings of remorse; the stings of reproach. |
| • | The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging. |
| • | A goad; incitement. |
| • | The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying. |
| • | To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands. |
| • | To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite. |
| • | To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches. |
Referring crossword puzzle clues
- Con game
- Bee's defense
- Run-in with a wasp
- Cop op
- Scorpion attack
- Bee bite
- On-the-job risk for a beekeeper
- Wasp attack
- Undercover operation
- Police operation
- Hurt like an insult
- Defend the hive in a way
- Wasp's attack
- Hornets defense
- Wasps defense
- Bee's attack
- Attack as a bee might
- Police trap
Usage among publishers:
- Wall Street Journal: Oct 19, 2024
- Newsday: Sep 15, 2024
- Newsday: Aug 7, 2024
- Newsday: Aug 6, 2024
- Wall Street Journal: Jul 5, 2024
- Eugene Sheffer: Jun 8, 2024
- LA Times: Feb 26, 2024
- Newsday: Feb 20, 2024
- Universal: Jan 10, 2024
- Newsday: Dec 3, 2023
- USA Today: Jul 26, 2023
- New York Times: Jul 19, 2023
- USA Today: May 19, 2023
- LA Times: May 18, 2023
- LA Times: May 2, 2023
- Newsday: Apr 3, 2023
- New York Times: Jan 2, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Dec 31, 2022