: 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
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: a cocktail usually consisting of brandy and white crème de menthe
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medical: 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
β¦ a concussion and a stinger that left him, momentarily, without feeling in his left arm.βπ Image Peter King
called alsoburner
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: a short scene that appears during or after the closing credits of a movie or TV program
β¦ the credits offer two stingers, one points the way toward a new comic franchise, another includes an escaped space monster.βπ Image D. J. Palladino
the stinger of a bee
in the eighth round he delivered a stinger that knocked his opponent flat
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This stinger takes place back at the hub known as the Gateway Galaxy.βπ Image Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 The stinger on the scene, where Katie flees and Greg mistakenly gets caught peeping on two girls smooching, is good for some giggles.βπ Image Erin Qualey, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026 Dubbed Antscan, the platform features micrometer-resolution reconstructions that lay bare not only the insectsβ armored exoskeletons but also their muscles, nerves, digestive tracts, and needle-like stingers poised at the ready.βπ Image IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026 Forward Khris Middleton left the game with a right shoulder stinger after taking a bump in the second quarter.βπ Image Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stinger
: 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 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
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: 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
