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1. stiŋ noun1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) brodd; neslehår2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) stikk3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) stikk, svie, sviing2. verb1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) stikke2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) svi, brennestikk--------stikkeIsubst. \/stɪŋ\/1) ( av insekt e.l.) stikk2) stikking, sviing, svie3) ( zoologi) (gift)brodd4) ( botanikk) brodd, neslehår, nesletråd5) ( overført) brodd, svie6) ( slang) bytte, rovtake the sting out of something ta brodden av noeII1) ( om insekter) stikke2) ( om brennesle) brenne3) stikke (i), svi (i)4) ( overført) såre, plage5) provosere, egge6) ( slang) ta penger fra, ta for høye priser av• I was stung for £5jeg måtte ut med £5stinging words spydighetstung (in)to action vakt til dåd
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