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Stinging
Pronunciation : Sting"ing
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as, stinging cold; a stinging rebuke. -- Sting"ing*ly, adv. Stinging cell. (Zo?l.) Same as Lasso cell, under Lasso.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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