sting
A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
Example
“Look at this nasty hornet sting: it's turned blue!”
Other meanings
A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
“She died from a bee sting.”
A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "sting".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sting” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.