Definition of "stung" []

• Past tense and past participle of sting. (verb)

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• "But the criticism of not winning a title stung him, as it does LeBron, who couldn't win in Cleveland last season with Shaq as part of his supporting cast."
• "With Canada's debt-to-GDP ratio heading for a record 72 percent, the moniker stung."
• "The bull, again stung to fight, charged once more."