Lash and Sting

Lash

Lash verb - To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible.

Sting and lash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sting" instead a verb "Lash".

Nearby Words: lashed, lashing, lasher

Sting

Sting verb - To charge (someone) too much for goods or services.
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Synonyms for Sting

Lash and sting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lash" instead a verb "Sting".

How words are described

painful painful lash painful sting
deadly deadly lash deadly sting

Common collocations

enemies lash enemies sting enemies

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Dante's Inferno The temptress enemy has a variation of this; she has a scorpion tail that she uses to both lash and sting with... but it comes out of her crotch.
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