| criticism sting | 2.37 | The criticism stung. | ||
| word sting | 0.79 | Still, the words stung. | ||
| bee sting | 0.53 | The bees will sting if you bother them. | ||
| tear sting | 0.46 | Tears stung her green eyes. | ||
| allegation sting | 0.39 | She has also been stung by allegations of sexual liaisons. | ||
| eye sting | 0.39 | My eyes stung. | ||
| accusation sting | 0.33 | This drug accusation stung her so deeply that she mentioned it today, a decade later. | ||
| loss sting | 0.33 | The Open loss stung. | ||
| one sting | 0.33 | Now this one will sting. | ||
| charge sting | 0.26 | The charge stings Sacks. | ||
| jellyfish sting | 0.26 | The jellyfish stung the swimmer. | ||
| remark sting | 0.26 | The remark still stings. | ||
| scorpion sting | 0.26 | Only last week a scorpion stung you. | ||
| wind sting | 0.26 | That means tundra-like winds sting you in the face like invisible needles. |