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stung

S2 W2

BrE /stʌŋ/ AmE /stʌŋ/

verb en → es

past stung pp stung ing stinging

1 PAINFUL INJURY [transitive] B1

to be injured by the sting of an insect such as a bee or wasp

picar, pinchar

  • be stung by something

Collocations stung by a bee · stung on the arm

  • I was stung by a bee when I went to pick flowers.

    Me picó una abeja cuando fui a recoger flores.

2 HURT FEELINGS [transitive] B2

to make someone feel upset or hurt because of something that they have said or done

herir, lastimar

  • be stung by somebody

Collocations stung by criticism · stung by rejection

  • She was deeply stung by his comments.

    Ella quedó muy lastimada por sus comentarios.