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      sting
      noun
      operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
      a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
      a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
      a mental pain or distress
      a kind of pain
      verb
      cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
      cause a stinging pain
      saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
      deliver a sting to
      cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
      Synonyms for sting
      bitevpricknaculeusnsmartingnpricklingntinglen
      Words related to sting
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