sting
/stɪŋ/verb
उच्चारण स्टिंग
डंक मारना; चुभना, आहत करना
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[T, I]
(of an insect or plant) to touch your skin or make a very small hole in it so that you feel a sharp pain; to make somebody feel angry or upset
डंक मारना; चुभना, आहत करना
- A bee stung me.
- His words stung her.
- A wasp stung him on the arm.
+ 2 more examples
- Nettles sting if you touch them.
- The strong soap made my eyes sting.
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[C]
a wound in the skin caused by an insect or plant stinging; a sharp pain; a clever secret police operation to catch criminals
डंक; चुभन; जाल
- a scorpion sting
- a sting operation
- The bee sting swelled up quickly.
+ 2 more examples
- The sting of the insult stayed with her for days.
- Police ran a sting operation to catch the dealers.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
sting sb (verb, transitive)
A bee, wasp, scorpion or nettle stings a person. Past tense and participle are both stung.
मधुमक्खी, ततैया, बिच्छू या बिच्छू-बूटी किसी को डंक मारती है। Past tense और past participle दोनों 'stung' हैं।
- A wasp stung the boy on his arm.
- I was stung by a nettle in the garden.
sting (intransitive) / sting + body part
Used alone, sting means to cause a sharp, burning pain. Medicine, soap or wind can sting your eyes or skin.
अकेले प्रयोग में 'sting' का अर्थ तीखी जलन का दर्द देना है। दवा, साबुन या हवा आँखों या त्वचा में चुभन पैदा कर सकती है।
- The antiseptic stung when it touched the cut.
- The cold wind made my eyes sting.
a sting (noun) / the sting of sth
A sting is the wound or pain caused by stinging. The sting of criticism or defeat means the hurt it causes.
'A sting' डंक से हुआ घाव या दर्द है। 'The sting of criticism' का अर्थ आलोचना या हार से होने वाली पीड़ा है।
- A bee sting can be dangerous for some people.
- He still felt the sting of the harsh remark.
sting sb into / for sth (figurative)
Figuratively, sting means to hurt feelings and push someone to act, as in 'stung into action'. It can also mean to cheat someone out of money.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में 'sting' भावनाओं को आहत कर किसी को कार्य के लिए प्रेरित करता है, जैसे 'stung into action'। इसका अर्थ धोखे से पैसे ऐंठना भी हो सकता है।
- His teacher's remark stung him into working harder.
- The shopkeeper stung us for a hundred rupees.
+Collocations 4
adjective + sting
painfulsharpnastyfatalslightbee
- The scorpion's sting was very painful.
verb + sting
feelremovetreateaseavoidsuffer
- Apply ice to ease the sting of the wasp bite.
sting + noun
operationraynettlecellmark
- The police ran a sting operation to catch the dealer.
sting + adverb / phrase
badlypainfullyinto actionwith shameall night
- The remark stung her badly.
“More examples 5
- A bee stung Radhika on the finger while she was plucking flowers.
फूल तोड़ते समय एक मधुमक्खी ने राधिका की उँगली में डंक मार दिया।
- The salt water stung the open wound.
नमकीन पानी से खुले घाव में जलन हुई।
- His words stung her more than any punishment.
उसके शब्दों ने उसे किसी भी सज़ा से अधिक चोट पहुँचाई।
- Wear gloves if you do not want to be stung by the nettles.
यदि आप बिच्छू-बूटी से डंक नहीं खाना चाहते तो दस्ताने पहनिए।
- The film ends with a sting in the tail that nobody expected.
फ़िल्म का अंत ऐसे अप्रत्याशित मोड़ के साथ होता है जिसकी किसी को आशा नहीं थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ A bee has stinged me.
✓ A bee has stung me.
The past participle of sting is stung, not stinged.
'Sting' का past participle 'stung' है, 'stinged' नहीं।
✗ The wasp stung on my hand.
✓ The wasp stung me on the hand.
Sting takes a direct object, the person; the body part follows on.
'Sting' का direct object व्यक्ति होता है; अंग 'on' के बाद आता है।
¶Idioms 1
sting in the tail
an unpleasant feature or surprise at the end of a story, event or piece of news that seemed good or harmless
अंत में छिपा अप्रिय मोड़, अंत का डंक
- The budget looked generous, but there was a sting in the tail: fuel taxes went up.
- The story is funny until the last page, which has a sting in the tail.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart stinging (causing sharp pain: 'stinging criticism') and stingy (not generous with money).
Stinging (तीखा दर्द देने वाला: 'stinging criticism') और stingy (पैसों में कंजूस) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms, asked very often: sting, stung, stung (not 'stinged').
Verb forms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: sting, stung, stung ('stinged' नहीं)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A sting in the tail (an unpleasant surprise at the end), take the sting out of sth (make something less unpleasant).
Idioms: a sting in the tail (अंत में अप्रिय आश्चर्य), take the sting out of sth (किसी चीज़ को कम अप्रिय बनाना)।
Sting operation (a secret operation by police or journalists to catch criminals).
Collocation 'sting operation' (अपराधियों को पकड़ने के लिए पुलिस या पत्रकारों का गुप्त अभियान)।