stinging
adjective
[ ˈstɪŋɪŋ ]
• having a sting; capable of wounding or piercing with a sting.
• "a swarm of stinging insects"
sting
verb
• wound or pierce with a sting.
• "he was stung by a jellyfish"
• swindle or exorbitantly overcharge (someone).
• "I had to buy some boxer shorts at the last minute and got stung for £42.50!"
Similar:
swindle,
defraud,
cheat,
fleece,
gull,
rip off,
screw,
do,
rook,
diddle,
take for a ride,
skin,
clip,
gyp,
chisel,
gouge,
bunco,
rush,
Origin:
Old English sting (noun), stingan (verb), of Germanic origin.
