stings
Definitions
Noun
- A kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
- A mental pain or distress
- A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Verb
- Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- Deliver a sting to
- Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- Cause a stinging pain
- Cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "stings".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "stings".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "stings".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | things | 1 | 368 |
| 2 | string | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | strings | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | sings | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | settings | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | sting | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | swings | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | listings | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | hastings | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | stingy | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | sting's | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | tastings | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | stingers | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | seatings | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | postings | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | hustings | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | castings | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | stints | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | stinks | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | stines | 1 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 9
Sound Alikes: 5
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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Mar 18, 2026 Worcester Telegram
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