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sting2

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Spanish translation of sting

A. vt (past & past p stung)

1 [bee/nettle] picar*

2 (cause pain) hacer* escocer, hacer* arder (CS)

B. vi

1 [insect/nettle] picar*

2 (hurt physically) [ointment] hacer* escocer, hacer* arder (CS); [cut] escocer*, arder (CS)

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Definition of sting in the British & World English dictionary Definition of sting in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

stimulate
stimulating
stimulation
stimulus
sting ¹
sting ²
stinging nettle
stingy
stink ¹
stink ²
stink bomb

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More results for sting

sting¹ Eng-Sp
sting Br. Eng
bee sting Eng-Fr
sting in the tail in sting Br. Eng
sting someone into in sting Br. Eng
to cut or sting sb to the quick in quick Eng-Fr

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enjambment

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noun

(in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause …

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