ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STING
Old English stingan; related to Old Norse stinga to pierce, Gothic usstangan to pluck out, Greek stakhus ear of corn.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STING
PRESENT
Present
I sting
you sting
he/she/it stings
we sting
you sting
they sting
Present continuous
I am stinging
you are stinging
he/she/it is stinging
we are stinging
you are stinging
they are stinging
Present perfect
I have stung
you have stung
he/she/it has stung
we have stung
you have stung
they have stung
Present perfect continuous
I have been stinging
you have been stinging
he/she/it has been stinging
we have been stinging
you have been stinging
they have been stinging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I stung
you stung
he/she/it stung
we stung
you stung
they stung
Past continuous
I was stinging
you were stinging
he/she/it was stinging
we were stinging
you were stinging
they were stinging
Past perfect
I had stung
you had stung
he/she/it had stung
we had stung
you had stung
they had stung
Past perfect continuous
I had been stinging
you had been stinging
he/she/it had been stinging
we had been stinging
you had been stinging
they had been stinging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will sting
you will sting
he/she/it will sting
we will sting
you will sting
they will sting
Future continuous
I will be stinging
you will be stinging
he/she/it will be stinging
we will be stinging
you will be stinging
they will be stinging
Future perfect
I will have stung
you will have stung
he/she/it will have stung
we will have stung
you will have stung
they will have stung
Future perfect continuous
I will have been stinging
you will have been stinging
he/she/it will have been stinging
we will have been stinging
you will have been stinging
they will have been stinging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would sting
you would sting
he/she/it would sting
we would sting
you would sting
they would sting
Conditional continuous
I would be stinging
you would be stinging
he/she/it would be stinging
we would be stinging
you would be stinging
they would be stinging
Conditional perfect
I would have sting
you would have sting
he/she/it would have sting
we would have sting
you would have sting
they would have sting
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been stinging
you would have been stinging
he/she/it would have been stinging
we would have been stinging
you would have been stinging
they would have been stinging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you sting
we let´s sting
you sting
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
stinging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «STING»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
sting.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
I would say things like 'I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in five! I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! I'm pretty!' When white people heard me talking like this, some said, 'That black man talks too much. He's bragging.'
A human being is still more likely to die of a bee sting, snake bite or, Lord knows, automobile accident than by shark attack. We do not execute the perpretrators of death by car. We should not butcher an animal for an inadvertent homicide.
Self-love for ever creeps out, like a snake, to sting anything which happens to stumble upon it.
One thing I've learned - and I've said this to Republicans and Democrats - is, bees cannot sting and make honey at the same time. They have to make a choice. Either they are going to be a stinger or a honey-maker, and I contend that honey is a symbol of legislation and, the nuclear language used by members is the stinger, and you can't do both.
Unlike New Zealand, which has nothing especially predatory, Australia is full of spiders and crocodiles and all kinds of animals that will eat you and sting you.
There's a crazy amount of goodwill, and I don't know where it came from, and I don't understand, but the more I pay attention to it, the more it's going to sting when it flips, so I think I'm almost subconsciously cultivating this naivety to it all.
Death will never be pretty - its sights and smells too close and crude. And it will never come under our control: it gallops where we tiptoe, rips up our routines, burns our very breath with its heat and sting.
I'm not trying to say that it never hurt or that I never felt its sting, but I can honestly say that I never blamed anybody for racism. I have considered it more of a manifestation of humanity's problem rather than my personal problem.
I remember my mother finding mud somehow and putting it on the sting.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STING»
Discover the use of
sting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The life story of Sting (Steve Borden), a world wrestling superstar, his quest for superstardom, a world gone terribly wrong, and a life-changing answer when he thought all hope was lost--P. [126].
Steve Borden, George King, 2004
2
The Jersey
Sting: A True Story of Crooked Pols, ...
Full of impossible-to-make-up detail and fresh revelations from the continuing trials and investigations, this book—the inside, untold account of a federal sting operation that moves from the streets of Brooklyn to the diners of Jersey ...
Ted Sherman, Josh Margolin, 2011
3
The
Sting: Australia's Plot to Crack a Global Drug Empire
This is a tech-savvy, billion-dollar empire with tentacles reaching across the world, from outlaw motorcycle gangs to powerful Asian crime syndicates to law and government agencies. This is not a conventional story of good versus evil.
A Sting in the Tale tells the story of Goulson's passionate drive to reintroduce it to its native land and contains groundbreaking research into these curious creatures, history's relationship with the bumblebee, the disastrous effects ...
From the Hardcover edition.
Daren's tendency to blame everyone but himself when anything goes wrong causes problems with his best friend, with a young neighbor who idolizes him, and with one of his basketball teammates.
Examines the performing techniques, athletic ability, and career of the wrestler known as Sting.
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Sting: The Secret Life of Gordon Sumner
Sting, from his troubled boyhood marked by domestic turmoil to his rise to the top of the charts--first as lead singer of The Police, then as a respected and top-selling solo artist--along the way touching on his failure as a box-office ...
9
The Words and Music of
Sting
Gable provides an analysis of the songs, recordings, and influence of one of the most important singer-songwriters in Western popular music over the past twenty years.
It also introduces Captain Wooley, later the anti-hero of Goshawk Squadron, a character rich in bleak comedy. And so he needs to be, for this is 1917, the air war is bloody, and a squadron might suffer 100 per cent losses in a month.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sting is used in the context of the following news items.
Paul McCartney plays private concert for Sting, Oprah, execs
Paul McCartney played a private concert with a crowd that included Wall Street executives and boldface names that included Sting and Oprah. The concert on ... «Page Six, May 15»
Police guitarist Andy Summers clarifies his feelings for Sting
Police guitarist Andy Summers loves Sting like a brother, but that doesn't mean he sugarcoats his feelings about his former bandmate in the new documentary, ... «Fox News, Apr 15»
WWE Raw results: Sting finally breaks his silence while Roman …
Sting surprisingly kicked off Raw and addressed his upcoming match with Triple H this Sunday at WrestleMania. 'The Vigilante' got his speech underway with ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
'WWE Raw': Sting Invades Iowa
Meanwhile, Sting showed up in-ring for the Des Moines crowd (woo-hoo!), Randy Orton and Seth Rollins continued their game of intellectual checkers, and the ... «RollingStone.com, Mar 15»
Former foreign secretaries caught in undercover sting over payments
Two former foreign secretaries, Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind, have been caught in an undercover sting offering to help a fictitious Chinese company in ... «Financial Times, Feb 15»
Sting vs. Triple H at WWE WrestleMania 31 Announced During 2015 …
It has been assumed for the past few months that a Sting vs. Triple H match at WrestleMania XXXI was in the cards, and it has finally been made official on the ... «Bleacher Report, Feb 15»
Sheriff Advertises Prostitution Sting, But Johns Still Arrested
So in the week leading up to the Super Bowl, Dart said his officers worked with suburban police departments on an online prostitution sting that netted more than ... «CBS Local, Feb 15»
Ex-Los Alamos scientist gets 5 years in nuclear spy sting
ALBUQUERQUE — A former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist told an undercover FBI agent he could build 40 nuclear weapons for Venezuela in 10 ... «SFGate, Jan 15»
Sting's 'The Last Ship' to Close
Broadway musical “The Last Ship” will close later this month despite a last-ditch effort to drum up sales with an acting stint for Sting, the show's composer. «Variety, Jan 15»
Sting sets sail on Broadway to save his 'Ship'
NEW YORK — When actress and singer Rachel Tucker learned that Sting would join her in the cast of the Broadway musical The Last Ship, she figured it might ... «USA TODAY, Dec 14»
