bee sting

noun

A hypodermic puncture from a bee, resulting in envenomation and often involving the penetration and lodging of the stinger.

Meanings

nounbee sting (plural bee stings)

plural bee stings · alternative beesting · alternative bee-sting

  1. A hypodermic puncture from a bee, resulting in envenomation and often involving the penetration and lodging of the stinger.

    Synonyms: bee bite

  2. in pluralslangVery small breasts.

    Synonyms: fried egg, mosquito bite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA hypodermic puncture from a bee, resulting in envenomation and often involving the penetration and lodging of the stinger.

Similar

nounVery small breasts.

Translations

Afrikaans bysteek
  • bysteekpuncture from a bee
Chinese Mandarin 蜂蜇傷 /蜂蜇伤, 飛機場 /飞机场
  • 蜂蜇傷 /蜂蜇伤 (fēngzhēshāng)puncture from a bee
  • 飛機場 /飞机场 (fēijīchǎng)very small breasts
Finnish ampiaisen pisto, mehiläisenpisto
  • ampiaisen pistopuncture from a bee
  • mehiläisenpistopuncture from a bee
  • hyttysenpistotvery small breasts
German Bienenstich
  • Bienenstichpuncture from a bee
Italian puntura d'ape
  • puntura d'apepuncture from a bee
Māori wero pī
  • wero pīpuncture from a bee
Norwegian bistikk
  • bistikkpuncture from a bee
Polish użądlenie pszczoły, cycuszek
  • użądlenie pszczołypuncture from a bee
  • cycuszekvery small breasts
Portuguese picada de abelha
  • picada de abelhapuncture from a bee
Spanish picadura de abeja
  • picadura de abejapuncture from a bee
Cite this entry
APA

bee sting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20sting

MLA

“bee sting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20sting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bee sting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20sting.

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