It is better to be stung by a nettle than pricked by a rose.
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Stung
/stʌŋ/
Synonyms for "stung" (27 found)
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10 entriesbee stingembarrassmenthumiliationhurt feelingsjellyfish stingoffenseresentmentscorpion stingshamewasp sting
Collocations
12 entriesbee stingjellyfish stingsting operationstinging painstinging sensationstung by a beestung by a waspstung by criticismstung by feedbackstung by insultstung lipswasp sting
Inflections
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1 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Ouch!! I've been stung by a bee!!
Source: tatoeba (278297)
His conscience stung him.
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Tom was stung by a bee.
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