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sting

/stɪŋ/ /stɪŋ/
verb Irregular verbsting stung stung
  1. 1 sokmak, acı vermek

Definition (English)

to wound or hurt with a sharp point, often injecting venom

Example Sentences

  1. A bee stung me.
    Bir arı beni soktu.
  2. My hand started to sting.
    Elim acımaya başladı.

Verb Forms Irregular A-B-B · Past ve participle aynı

Base sting
/stɪŋ/
Past stung
/stʌŋ/
Participle stung
/stʌŋ/
How the past is formed

No ‑ed✗stinged ✓stung

Bu fiil düzensizdir: -ed kuralı uygulanmaz, past ve participle biçimleri ezberlenir.

  • Paststing → stungSesli harf değişir: i → u.
  • Participlesting → stungParticiple, past ile aynıdır.

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Synonyms

prickjabpiercewoundinject

Antonyms

soothecomfortheal

Collocations

sting of a beesting painfullysting like a beesting woundsting with venomsting in the tail

Related Words

insectvenompainbitebeewasp

Phrases 2

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