sting
menyengat
definition
verb
he was stung by a jellyfish
wound or pierce with a sting.
her eyes stung
feel or cause to feel a sharp tingling or burning pain or sensation.
noun
The poor fellow has neither the tusks of the elephant, nor the claws of the lion, nor even the horns or pointed teeth or stings and poison glands.
a small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants, and scorpions, capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound by injecting poison.
five blackmailers were jailed last week after they were snared in a police sting
a carefully planned operation, typically one involving deception.
translation of 'sting'
verb
menyengat,
menyakitkan hati,
merasa pedih,
melukai
noun
kepedihan,
antup,
kepedasan,
sengat
example
The nine-month undercover 'sting' saw two police officers infiltrate drug users and dealers in the town and buy heroin and crack cocaine from them.
A Canadian man has been arrested for advanced fee fraud following a 'sting' operation instigated by a Connecticut woman fed up with receiving scam emails.
The 'sting' of his satire is often viewed as an attack on the economic and social circumstances of the day.
Criminal investigation officers planned a 'sting' operation to catch the young miscreants following numerous complaints.
she smiled to take the 'sting' out of her words
She would use the nettle to discreetly 'sting' herself when arthritis stiffened her fingers.
I feel the 'sting' of judgment whenever I raise the prospect of a third child.
I hissed as my left leg started to 'sting' again from the wound I'd gotten trying to escape the last time.
Officers planned a 'sting' operation and handed a marked 500 baht note to pay off one of the men.
A shot fired from less than 5 metres can hurt, like a sharp 'sting' , and on occasion even leave a small bruise, but this all adds to the reality.
He used the dampened cotton to dab at her wounds; giving a slight 'sting' each time it touched her skin for how long he held it there.
The 'sting' from his hand touching it really hurt so I turned around to see what he was doing.
she felt the sharp 'sting' of tears behind her eyelids
Earlier this week 11 ticket vendors were detained by Pattaya police in a 'sting' operation.
A centipede bite is comparable to a wasp 'sting' in its severity.
Her words were meant to 'sting' and hurt, to make him feel equally as bad as he had made her now feel.
He rolls along nicely in this manner until the police mount a 'sting' operation and arrest him.
What the books often don't tell you is that there are another set of spikes on the side of the gill plates, which can also inflict a painful 'sting' .
It had a man's face with 3 rows of extremely sharp teeth in each jaw, a lion's body and a long tail with a 'sting' like a scorpion's.
Pets such as dogs and cats may bite if mis-handled or frightened, and wild animals such as snakes and jellyfish might bite or 'sting' if disturbed.
Her open wounds seemed to 'sting' with every move and even if the lightest fabric touched her bruises, she was forced to yelp in pain.
The cuff sent me sprawling to the floor with a painful 'sting' in my cheek, and a hurt feeling in the pit of my stomach.
She found the poison 'sting' still in his body and from the odour, she knew that he had come to the child in the form of a scorpion.
Some of it hit my radio man, and I tried to go out and bring him back, and that's when I felt a sharp 'sting' in my shoulder.
They do have a 'sting' in their tail - one venomous spike - but this is only used when under attack.
I felt the 'sting' of the cold, bitter air
I swung into the tree and immediately felt a sharp 'sting' of pain surge through my arm.
Before any of the women could speak, Gale felt the 'sting' of something sharp, and willed herself not to look at the doctor's work.
These flies do not bite or 'sting' humans, and are considered beneficial, as they are predacious on aphids and other insects.
Police set up a 'sting' operation to catch the man distributing the crystalline drug, known as Ice.
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