stinging

/stˈɪŋɪŋ/

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Adjective Satellite
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"
Noun
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"

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