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stinger^¹

/ˈstɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈstɪŋ.ɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪŋə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From sting + -er. Both figurative and literal senses appeared in the 16th century.

noun stingers

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
Similar: sting
Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack. The thing stopped then and looked at me a moment as much as to say: "Why this thing has a stinger! I must be careful." And then it reached out its long neck and opened its mighty jaws and grabbed for me; but I wasn't there.
Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.
A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe.
A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.
Similar: spike strip
A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
slang A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect. The most commonly used tool in the horror score kit is the “sting” — a quick and loud jolt of sound that coincides with a frightening image or the attack of a killer or creature. “Stingers are a form of music that are unique to movies,” Young adds. “There’s no other venue of musicmaking that has a w
slang A final note played at the end of a military march.
slang An extension cord.
West Country, slang A stinging nettle.
Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.
slang An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison.

Stinger^²

noun Stingers

The FIM-92 portable infra-red homing surface-to-air missile.

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noun pointed portion of an insect

Español	aguijón, lanceta
日本語	針 hari, 毒針 dokubari
中文	刺 cì, 毒刺 dúcì
Português	ferrão, aguilhão
Français	aiguillon, dard
Deutsch	Stachel
Italiano	aculeo, pungiglione
Ελληνικά	κεντρί kentrí
Română	ac
Русский	жа́ло žálo
Tiếng Việt	ngòi
עברית	עוקץ ‘óqetz

noun anything that stings mentally or psychologically

日本語	いやみ iyami
Português	insulto, provocação
Italiano	frecciata, stoccata, provocazione

noun portable surface-to-air missile

Русский	Стингер Stinger

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@misc{stinger_2026,
  title = {stinger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stinger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}