Irregular verb
sting
/stɪŋ/
- Base
- sting
- Past simple
- stung
- Past participle
- stung
Usage
stung is identical in the simple past and the participle, so have stung relies on the auxiliary for its tense.
Meaning
- to injure using a sharp part that may contain poison
Example
A bee stung me on the hand.
Her eyes stung from the smoke.
The criticism has stung more than she admitted.