stung

CEFRB1

/stʌŋ/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Injured with a sharp pain from an insect or object.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of sting

Examples

  • Have you ever been stung by a scorpion?

  • It is better to be stung by a nettle than pricked by a rose.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Ouch!! I've been stung by a bee!!

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

After accidentally stepping on a hidden beehive, the angry insects blank her arms and legs.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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