Anger
Anger verb - To make angry.
Sting
Sting verb - To charge (someone) too much for goods or services.
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Synonyms for Sting
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| initial | initial anger | initial sting |
| true | true anger | true sting |
| actual | actual anger | actual sting |
| real | real anger | real sting |
| Other adjectives: bitter, quick, sudden, generic, over-the-top. | ||
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Both words in one sentence
- His anger is perhaps understandable given the fact that the sting involved Bart subjecting him to a Marilyn Maneuver.
Source: Fictional Holiday -
Violation of Common Sense: The only way to catch bees in all of the games is to anger a beehive and swing your net at the flying bees coming to sting your sorry ass.
Source: Video Game / Animal Crossing -
Juliette is also able to do this after becoming a Hexenbiest (according to another Hexenbiest, a very powerful one), forcing a Manticore to stab himself with his own sting and exploding a car engine in a fit of anger.
Source: Mind over Matter
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