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sting

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɪŋə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stingər)

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sting - bite
‘sting’
Sting is usually a verb. Its past tense and -ed participle is stung.
If a creature such as a bee, wasp, or scorpion stings you, it pricks your skin and pushes poison into your body.
Bees do not normally sting without being provoked.
Felipe had been stung by a wasp.
‘bite’
Don't say that a mosquito or ant ‘stings’ you. You say that it bites you. The past tense and -ed participle of bite are bit and bitten.
A mosquito landed on my arm and bit me.
An ant had bitten her on the foot.
You also say that a snake bites you.
In Britain you are very unlikely to get bitten by a snake.

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