Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stung

/stʌŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
stung
IPA
/stʌŋ/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of sting

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /stʌŋ/
  • British English: /stʌŋ/

Inflected Forms

stang (alternative)

Derived Forms

beestung bestung unstung

Synonyms

annoyed irritated miffed nettled peeved pissed pissed off riled roiled steamed

Rhymes With

young among tongue hung lung sung kung swung chung sprung flung strung

Questions

How do you pronounce stung?
The recorded pronunciation is /stʌŋ/.
What does stung mean?
simple past and past participle of sting

How to pronounce stung

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “stung”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/stʌŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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