stang
stang — verb
- stangpresent simple I / you / we / they
- stangs3rd person singular
- stanging-ing form
- stangedpast simple
1. to cause or feel a sudden sharp pain, as when an insect sinks its sting into the
to cause or feel a sudden sharp pain, as when an insect sinks its sting into the skin or a spiky plant brushes against bare flesh
A bee stang Kemi on the back of her hand while she gardened.
transitive: stang + person + on + body part
Antonia brushed against the nettles and her bare legs stang for hours.
intransitive: body part + stang
The cold spray stang when the nurse cleaned the deep cut on Yael's knee.
Smoke from the fire made Hiro's eyes stang and water.
The cold wind stang Talia's cheeks as she crossed the old stone bridge.
文法句型
stang + person + on + body part
body part + stang
用法筆記
Archaic or dialectal. Historically the past tense of 'sting'; in some regional dialects still used as a present-tense verb. In modern standard English, use 'sting' instead.
常見錯誤
stang — noun
1. a sudden, sharp feeling of pain that can be physical, such as a stang in the sid
a sudden, sharp feeling of pain that can be physical, such as a stang in the side, or emotional, such as a stang of regret
Eve felt a sharp stang of jealousy when her friend won the prize.
a stang of + emotion (jealousy, regret, guilt)
Mathieu felt a sudden stang in his shoulder and dropped the heavy box.
a stang in + body part
Gita remembered her careless mistake with a sudden stang of shame.
Cyrus ignored the small stang of pain in his side and kept running.
Every time Anthony passed the old house, he felt a stang of sadness.
文法句型
a stang of + emotion/pain
a stang in + body part
用法筆記
Archaic or dialectal. Almost always used with 'of' followed by a noun naming the pain or emotion. In modern standard English, 'pang' is the usual equivalent.