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# stung

verb (sting, stings, stung, stinging — "stung" is the past simple and past participle); adjective (stung — hurt in feelings)

«stung» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Hurt by an insect, plant or animal that pushes a sharp point or poison into the skin: stung by a bee, a wasp, a nettle or a jellyfish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stung/#m1)
2. Felt a sharp, burning pain: the soap stung my eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stung/#m2)
3. Upset or hurt in your feelings by unkind words: stung by her comment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stung/#m3)

### In the lessons

In first aid and outdoor safety, if you are stung by a bee, scrape the sting out sideways with a fingernail or card (do not squeeze), wash the area and use a cold pack. Wasps can sting more than once. Nettles and jellyfish also sting. Most stings hurt for a while, but if someone has swelling of the face, trouble breathing or feels faint, it is an allergic emergency — call for help. In stories, a character may be stung by mean words. Phrases: "got stung", "stung by a bee", "stung my eyes", "stung by criticism".

### Examples

- I was stung by a wasp at the picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stung/#x1)
- The bee stung her on the arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stung/#x2)
- My legs were stung by nettles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stung/#x3)
- The shampoo stung my eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stung/#x4)
- He was stung by a jellyfish at the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stung/#x5)
- She felt stung by the unkind joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stung/#x6)
- Stay calm and still if a bee buzzes near you so you don't get stung. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stung/#x7)
- After being stung, put something cold on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stung/#x8)
- A BOY was stung by a Nettle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stung/#x9)

### Note

Irregular verb: sting, stung, stung (not "stinged"). Myth: all bees die after stinging — only honeybees usually do, because their barbed sting gets stuck; bumblebees and wasps can sting again. Do not confuse "stung" with "strung" (from string).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stung» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stung/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stung» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stung.html) on Mova free.