Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sting
Participle: stung
Gerund: stinging
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sting |
| you | sting |
| he;she;it | stings |
| we | sting |
| you | sting |
| they | sting |
Perfect
| I | have stung |
| you | have stung |
| he;she;it | has stung |
| we | have stung |
| you | have stung |
| they | have stung |
Past
| I | stung |
| you | stung |
| he;she;it | stung |
| we | stung |
| you | stung |
| they | stung |
Pluperfect
| I | had stung |
| you | had stung |
| he;she;it | had stung |
| we | had stung |
| you | had stung |
| they | had stung |
Future
| I | will sting |
| you | will sting |
| he;she;it | will sting |
| we | will sting |
| you | will sting |
| they | will sting |
Future Perfect
| I | will have stung |
| you | will have stung |
| he;she;it | will have stung |
| we | will have stung |
| you | will have stung |
| they | will have stung |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sting |
| you | sting |
| he;she;it | sting |
| we | sting |
| you | sting |
| they | sting |
Perfect
| I | have stung |
| you | have stung |
| he;she;it | have stung |
| we | have stung |
| you | have stung |
| they | have stung |
Imperfect
| I | stung |
| you | stung |
| he;she;it | stung |
| we | stung |
| you | stung |
| they | stung |
Pluperfect
| I | had stung |
| you | had stung |
| he;she;it | had stung |
| we | had stung |
| you | had stung |
| they | had stung |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sting |
| you | would sting |
| he;she;it | would sting |
| we | would sting |
| you | would sting |
| they | would sting |
Perfect
| I | would have stung |
| you | would have stung |
| he;she;it | would have stung |
| we | would have stung |
| you | would have stung |
| they | would have stung |
Imperative
| you | sting |
| we | Let's sting |
| you | sting |
Verbs conjugated like 'sting'
cling,
dig,
fling,
hamstring,
sling,
slink,
stick,
sting,
string,
swing,
underdig,
unstick,
unstring,
wring,
foind,
outfling,
overswing,
restick,
restring,
undersling, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'sting'
sing,
sling,
stang,
stink,
stint,
string,
swing,
ting,
bing,
boing,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- hurt
- burn, wound, smart, goad, nip, pinch, prickle, bite
Antonyms
- hurt
- benefit, relieve, aid, assist
Additional Information
Cf. Old English strong verb clingan (cling), slincan (slink), spinnan (spin), stingan (sting), swingan (swing), gewinnan (win) and
wringan (wring).
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
stingan "to prick with a small point" (of weapons, insects, plants, etc.), from P.Gmc.
*stenganan (cf. O.N.
stinga, O.H.G.
stungen "to prick," Goth.
us-stagg "to prick out," O.H.G.
stanga, Ger.
stange "pole, perch," Ger.
stengel "stalk, stem"), from PIE
*stengh-, nasalized form of base
*stegh- "to prick, sting" (cf. O.E.
stagga "stag," Gk.
stokhos "pointed stake"). Specialized to insects late 15c. Slang meaning "to cheat, swindle" is from 1812. The noun is O.E.
stincg, steng "act of stinging, stinging pain;" meaning "carefully planned theft or robbery" is attested from 1930; sense of "police undercover entrapment" first attested 1975.
Sting ray is from 1624.
2. From Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą. Compare Swedish and Icelandic stinga. See: Old English '
stingan', Proto-Germanic '
*stinganą'.
Sample Sentences
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Stung to madness and despair by the crushing agonies of a life, Cassy had often resolved in her soul an hour of retribution, when her hand should avenge on her oppressor all the injustice and cruelty to [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)