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BNC: 46495 COCA: 22442

stinger

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
stinger /ˈstɪŋɚ/ noun
plural stingers
stinger
/ˈstɪŋɚ/
noun
plural stingers
Learner's definition of STINGER
[count] chiefly US
: a pointed part on an insect and animal that is used to sting someone(动物、昆虫的)刺,针
called also (British) sting
BNC: 46495 COCA: 22442

stinger

noun

sting·​er ˈstiŋ-ər How to pronounce stinger (audio)
plural stingers
1
: one that stings
specifically : a sharp blow or remark
2
: a sharp organ (as of a bee, scorpion, or stingray) that is usually connected with a poison gland or otherwise adapted to wound by piercing and injecting a poison
3
: a cocktail usually consisting of brandy and white crème de menthe
4
medical : a usually sports-related injury of the brachial plexus marked by a painful burning sensation that radiates from the neck down the arm and is often accompanied by weakness or numbness of the affected area
Arrington had missed the second quarter with a concussion and a stinger that left him, momentarily, without feeling in his left arm. Peter King

called also burner

5
: a short scene that appears during or after the closing credits of a movie or TV program
And don't walk out of said theater too fast either; the credits offer two stingers, one points the way toward a new comic franchise, another includes an escaped space monster. D. J. Palladino

Example Sentences

the stinger of a bee in the eighth round he delivered a stinger that knocked his opponent flat
Recent Examples on the Web Tatum suffered a shoulder stinger in the fourth quarter of the Game 3 loss to the Heat in the Eastern Conference finals. Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022 Udoka added that Tatum, who suffered a shoulder stinger that required a brief fourth-quarter exit, is fine. Mark Murphy, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2022 Boston coach Ime Udoka said forward Jayson Tatum is dealing with a right shoulder stinger. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 June 2022 There’s even a stinger at the end reinforcing Namath’s ladies man appeal, after the narrator says everything looks better through Beauty Mist. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 22 July 2022 For seemingly defenseless creatures (soft bodies with no stinger, jaws, or sharp projections), adult moths use some clever strategies for survival. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2022 The trackers also had to devise special gear to cope with the hornet's longer stinger and more toxic venom. Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2022 Tiger hit his signature low-flying stinger with a driving iron and gave this one a good run down the fairway, though his ball eventually rolled into the rough. Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022 Forward Jayson Tatum, who briefly left with a stinger Saturday, did not require additional treatment Sunday. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stinger was circa 1552
BNC: 46495 COCA: 22442

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