f. (arı, böcek, vb.) sokmak, batmak. A bee stang me when we had a picnic. (Piknik yaparken beni arı soktu.)

Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when
connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by
piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp
is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is
a modified dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang of
a serpent. See Illust. of Scorpion.

Anything that gives acute pain, bodily or mental; as, the
stings of remorse; the stings of reproach.

The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of
stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.

A goad; incitement.

The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.

To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an
animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands.

To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with
remorse; to bite.

To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches.