stingers (Meaning)
stingers
a sharp organ (as of a wasp, bee, scorpion, or stingray) that is usually connected with a poison gland or otherwise adapted to wound by piercing and injecting a poison, 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, one that stings, a sharp organ of some animals (as bees or scorpions) that is used to wound, paralyze, or kill prey or an enemy by piercing and injecting a poisonous fluid, a short scene that appears during or after the closing credits of a movie or TV program, a sharp blow or remark, a piercing blow or remark, 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, a cocktail usually consisting of brandy and white crème de menthe
Synonyms & Antonyms of stingers
Synonyms:
- douses
- crunchers
- batterings
- counterblows
- sidewinders
- counterpunches
- thrashings
- roundhouses
- bashes
- sucker punches
- counters
- drubbings
- shivers
- rights
- smashes
- right-handers
- counterstrokes
- uppercuts
- kayos
- rabbit punches
- pastings
- KOs
- swings
- whips
- plumps
- body blows
- whippings
- counter-strokes
- one-twos
- bastinadoes
- lefts
- counter-blows
- busts
- knockdowns
- knockouts
stingers Sentence Examples
- The jellyfish's stingers paralyzed the swimmer, causing excruciating pain.
- The angry bee extended its stingers, poised to defend its hive.
- Researchers developed a serum to neutralize the venom of the scorpion's stingers.
- The stinging nettle's delicate leaves hid sharp stingers that caused intense itching.
- The rose's thorns were a natural defense against herbivores, with tiny stingers along their length.
- The giant hornet's stingers were renowned for their potency, capable of incapacitating their prey.
- The jellyfish's stingers contained toxins that could cause respiratory distress in humans.
- The stingers of the stingray were located on its tail, and could inflict serious injury with a single strike.
- The wasps' nests were a source of fear due to the numerous stingers that protected their colony.
- The hairs on the caterpillar's body were covered in tiny stingers that released histamine into the skin.
FAQs About the word stingers
a sharp organ (as of a wasp, bee, scorpion, or stingray) that is usually connected with a poison gland or otherwise adapted to wound by piercing and injecting a
smacks, thumps, whacks, knocks, thuds, blows, swipes, hooks, bangs, hits
No antonyms found.
The jellyfish's stingers paralyzed the swimmer, causing excruciating pain.
The angry bee extended its stingers, poised to defend its hive.
Researchers developed a serum to neutralize the venom of the scorpion's stingers.
The stinging nettle's delicate leaves hid sharp stingers that caused intense itching.
