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Examples of stinger in a Sentence
the stinger of a bee
in the eighth round he delivered a stinger that knocked his opponent flat
Recent Examples of stinger from the Web
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According to University of Hawaii at Manoa study, the best way to treat a sting is to rinse the wound with vinegar to remove any residual stingers and bits of tentacles and then immerse in hot water or apply a hot compress to the area.
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Related To treat a sting, rinse the sting site with vinegar to remove any leftover stingers, and then immerse the wound in hot water or cover it with a hot pack.
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The best beaches in America, according to TripAdvisor Gizmodo reported in May 2017 that the best treatment is to rinse the wound with vinegar to remove the tentacles and stingers, then immerse the wound in hot water around 113 F for 45 minutes.
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Departed: Tre' Williams, appeared in 11 games with eight starts last season while battling a lingering shoulder stinger, finishing the year with 50 total tackles.
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Avril was lost for the season — and maybe for his career — with a neck/stinger injury in the fourth game against the Colts, Bennett battled knee and plantar fascia issues and Clark had injuries to both hands and a hamstring.
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In addition to the puncture wound caused by the stinger, the ray's toxins cause intense pain around the wound.
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Of course a bee’s stinger can’t penetrate the thick hide of an elephant.
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Williams sustained a right shoulder stinger in Auburn's season opener against Clemson and played through the injury for much of the season.
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First Known Use of stinger
circa 1552
stinger Synonyms
Synonyms
bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, blow, bop, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, dab, fillip, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, knock, lash, lick, pelt, plump, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stripe, stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, welt, whack, wham, whop (also whap);
Related Words
counter, counterblow, counterpunch, counterstroke;
body blow, hand, kick, knee, left, one-two, rabbit punch, right, right-hander, roundhouse, shiver, sidewinder, sucker punch, swing, uppercut;
cruncher, kayo, knockdown, knockout, KO;
battering, beating, bludgeoning, clobbering, cudgeling (or cudgelling), drubbing, hammering, lambasting, licking, pasting, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing;
STINGER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of stinger for English Language Learners
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: a pointed part on an insect and animal that is used to sting someone
STINGER Defined for Kids
Definition of stinger for Students
: a sharp part of an animal (as a bee or scorpion) that is used to wound and often poison prey or an enemy
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of stinger
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: a sharp organ (as of a wasp, bee, scorpion, or stingray) that is usually connected with a poison gland or otherwise adapted to wound by piercing and injecting a poison
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: a usually sports-related injury of the brachial plexus marked by a painful burning sensation that radiates from the neck down the arm and is often accompanied by weakness or numbness of the affected area — called also
burner
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