Hurts
Sting
Sting verb - To charge (someone) too much for goods or services.
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Synonyms for Sting
Hurts and sting are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Hurts" with "Sting", this verbs are similar.
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Just don't piss them off unless you want to be dealt a sting that REALLY hurts like hell.
Source: Gentle Giant -
The death of the bee by the sting that's compared to the dagger, the superstitious associations of the elder flower the bee is sitting on, and Saba's remark that she doesn't care if Brychan hurts her removing the sting.
Source: Creator / Rosemary Sutcliff -
They only need to sting once because it will hurt and it hurts bad.
Source: Gentle Giant
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