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sting

/stɪŋ/ /stɪŋ/
noun
  1. 1
    sokmacountable

    A wound or mark on the skin made by an insect or plant.

    • A bee sting can be dangerous for some people.
      Arı sokması bazı insanlar için tehlikeli olabilir.
    • Put some ice on the sting to reduce the swelling.
      Şişliği azaltmak için sokulan yere biraz buz koy.
  2. 2
    yanma, acıcountable

    A sharp, burning pain on the skin.

    • The sting of the soap in her eyes lasted a few minutes.
      Gözlerindeki sabunun yanması birkaç dakika sürdü.
    • He felt a sharp sting when the nurse gave him the injection.
      Hemşire iğneyi yaparken keskin bir acı hissetti.
  3. 3
    burukluk, sızıcountable Figurative

    A painful feeling caused by something such as defeat or criticism.

    • Winning the next game took away the sting of last week's defeat.
      Sonraki maçı kazanmak geçen haftaki yenilginin burukluğunu giderdi.
    • She still felt the sting of his unkind words.
      Onun kırıcı sözlerinin sızısını hâlâ hissediyordu.

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Collocations

bee stingwasp stingsting on the skinsting painsting marksting wound

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