Synonyms of stingers

stingers

noun

plural of stinger

as in punches

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

in the eighth round he delivered a stinger that knocked his opponent flat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punches
• blows
• swipes
• thuds
• hits
• thumps
• strokes
• slaps
• pounds
• whacks
• clips
• spanks
• knocks
• licks
• pokes
• welts
• smacks
• bangs
• hooks
• bats
• swats
• slugs
• lashes
• beats
• socks
• claps
• stripes
• pelts
• belts
• chops
• cuffs
• hands
• knees
• biffs
• fillips
• switches
• whams
• haymakers
• hacks
• slams
• buffets
• thwacks
• raps
• clouts
• dabs
• boxes
• bops
• kicks
• whops
• picks
• lickings
• cracks
• beatings
• larrups
• wallops
• busts
• douses
• bashes
• swings
• lefts
• sidewinders
• smashes
• plumps
• shivers
• counterpunches
• whips
• uppercuts
• counters
• rights
• counterblows
• whippings
• knockdowns
• counterstrokes
• right-handers
• body blows
• batterings
• thrashings
• crunchers
• roundhouses
• rabbit punches
• KOs
• sucker punches
• knockouts
• kayos
• pastings
• drubbings
• one-twos
• bastinadoes
• wallopings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stingers

In the rare instances people have spotted, these birds avoid getting stung by smashing the wasps on the ground to break the stingers before finishing their meal. — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

Instead of creams and balms that temporarily relieve the itch, this inconspicuous tool uses suction to directly remove insect venom, stingers, and saliva from the bite site. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026

Though wasps aren’t bees, many do have bee-like markings and stingers. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026

These long stingers can actually be steered through the material to find the hiding host. — Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Start by gently washing the affected area with soap and water, and removing any stingers. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026

One idea the team floats is that zinc and manganese are limited resources, so scorpions can only reinforce the most critical parts of the stingers instead of spreading the metals across their entire exoskeleton. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026

Officials report thousands of honeybees died during the event, due to the tussle between Woods and the deputies, and female honeybees dying after using their stingers. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

Surprisingly, it was found that stingers use a distinct layering of zinc at the tip, followed by manganese, while pincers are reinforced with zinc and iron specifically along their cutting edges. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Apr. 2026