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sting verb

  /stɪŋ/
  • (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.
  • (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).
 pistää, purra

sting noun

  /stɪŋ/
  • A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
 patti, paukama
  • A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
 pisto
  • A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
 pistos, purema
  • (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
 soluttautuminen
bee sting
ampiaisen pisto, mehiläisenpisto, hyttysenpistot
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