stinging
adj 1: causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from
many tiny pricks; "a prickling blush of
embarrassment"; "the tingling feeling in a foot that
has gone to sleep"; "a stinging nettle"; "the stinging
windblown sleet" [syn: {prickling}, {tingling}]
2: having a sting or the capacity to sting; "stinging insects";
"stinging nettles" [ant: {stingless}]
3: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting
remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" [syn: {cutting},
{edged}]
n : something as sudden and painful as a sting; "the sting of
death" [syn: {sting}]