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stung

UK, US/stʌŋ/Midlands, Northern England/stʊŋ/Midlands, Northern England/stʊŋɡ/

A form of sting — A bump left on the skin after having been stung.

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annoyed irritated miffed nettled peeved pissed pissed off riled

Less commonScrabble 6

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Meanings

verb

alternative stang

participlepastsimple past and past participle of sting

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivearoused to impatience or anger

Similar

annoyed irritated miffed nettled peeved pissed pissed off riled roiled steamed displeased

Also see

annoyed irritated miffed nettled peeved pissed pissed off steamed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stung

young among ng lung hung sung sprung dung sheng rung rng unsung clung bung mung hyung overhung pung guzheng horse-hung 'mong silver tongue unstung Xianfeng

Cite this entry

APA

stung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stung

MLA

“stung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stung. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stung,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stung.

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