Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sting \Sting\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stung}(Archaic {Stang}); p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Stinging}.] [AS. stingan; akin to Icel. & Sw.
   stinga, Dan. stinge, and probably to E. stick, v.t.; cf.
   Goth. usstiggan to put out, pluck out. Cf. {Stick}, v. t.]
   1. To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an
      animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands.

   2. To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse;
      to bite. ``Slander stings the brave.'' --Pope.

   3. To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches.

Stung \Stung\,
   imp. & p. p. of {Sting}.

Source : WordNet®

sting
     n 1: a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being
          stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of
          nettles" [syn: {stinging}]
     2: a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" [syn: {pang}]
     3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger
        into skin [syn: {bite}, {insect bite}]
     4: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
        person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco
        game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence
        game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {flimflam}]
     [also: {stung}]

sting
     v 1: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun
          burned his face" [syn: {bite}, {burn}]
     2: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn: {bite},
         {prick}]
     3: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They
        stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge
        tax bill" [syn: {stick}]
     4: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" [syn: {prick},
         {twinge}]
     5: cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark
        stung her"
     [also: {stung}]

stung
     adj : feeling sharp psychological pain; "stung by the remark, she
           retorted angrily"

stung
     See {sting}