Definition of stinging

• a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"
• causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks; "a prickling blush of embarrassment"; "the tingling feeling in a foot that has gone to sleep"; "the stinging windblown sleet"
• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"