stung
part of speech
verb (sting, stings, stung, stinging — "stung" is the past simple and past participle); adjective (stung — hurt in feelings)
meaning for a pupil
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 →
2) Felt a sharp, burning pain: the soap stung my eyes. tree →
3) Upset or hurt in your feelings by unkind words: stung by her comment. tree →
sense 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 →
- The bee stung her on the arm. tree →
- My legs were stung by nettles. tree →
- The shampoo stung my eyes. tree →
- He was stung by a jellyfish at the beach. tree →
- She felt stung by the unkind joke. tree →
- Stay calm and still if a bee buzzes near you so you don't get stung. tree →
- After being stung, put something cold on it. tree →
- A BOY was stung by a Nettle. tree →
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).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «stung» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.