vb, stung , sting*ingvt : to prick painfully: as a : to pierce or wound with a poisonous or irritating process b : to affect with sharp quick pain vi : to feel or cause a keen burning pain or smart <the injection stung> , n 1 a : the act of stinging : specif : the thrust of a stinger into the flesh b : a wound or pain caused by or as if by stinging 2 : STINGER .
vt : to prick painfully: as a : to pierce or wound with a poisonous or irritating process b : to affect with sharp quick pain 
