STINGING

Sting″ing (?), a. Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as, stinging cold; a stinging rebuke. — Sting″ing‐ly, adv. Stinging cell. (Zoöl.) Same as Lasso cell, under Lasso.