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sting
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- G
- Contains
- TIN
- Scrabble score
- 6
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
“the police conducted a sting operation”
noun
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
noun
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
noun
a mental pain or distress
“a pang of conscience”
noun
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
“the sting of death”
verb
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
“They stuck me with the dinner bill”
verb
deliver a sting to
“A bee stung my arm yesterday”
verb
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
“His remark stung her”
verb
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
“The sun burned his face”
verb
cause a stinging pain
“The needle pricked his skin”
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Example Sentences
the police conducted a sting operation
a pang of conscience
the sting of death
he felt the stinging of nettles
They stuck me with the dinner bill
I was stung with a huge tax bill
A bee stung my arm yesterday
His remark stung her
The sun burned his face
The needle pricked his skin
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