Meanings
verbsting like a bee (third-person singular simple present stings like a bee, present participle stinging like a bee, simple past and past participle stung like a bee)
present singular third person stings like a bee · participle present stinging like a bee · participle past stung like a bee · past stung like a bee
- colloquialsimileto deliver a powerful punch
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sting like a bee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sting%20like%20a%20bee
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“sting like a bee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sting%20like%20a%20bee. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sting like a bee,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sting%20like%20a%20bee.
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