stinging (n.)
- acid
- acute
- astringent
- bitter
- burn
- burning
- buzz
- caustic
- chafing
- corroding
- corrosive
- cutting
- fire
- grating
- grave
- grinding
- griping
- hard
- hurting
- irritant
- keen
- mordant
- paresthesia
- pricking
- prickle
- prickling
- racking
- rasping
- rough
- sharp
- shooting
- smart
- smarting
- sour
- spasmodic
- sting
- stringent
- tart
- thrill
- tingle
- tingling
- urtication
- withering
stinging (adj.)
- acerb
- acerbic
- acid
- acidic
- acidulent
- acidulous
- acrid
- acrimonious
- acute
- afflictive
- agonizing
- astringent
- atrocious
- biting
- bitter
- brambly
- briery
- brisk
- bristly
- burn
- burning
- buzz
- caustic
- corrosive
- cruel
- cutting
- distressing
- double-edged
- edged
- excruciating
- fierce
- fire
- galling
- grating
- grave
- hard
- harrowing
- harsh
- hurtful
- incisive
- irritating
- irritative
- keen
- mordacious
- mordant
- painful
- paroxysmal
- penetrating
- piercing
- piquant
- poignant
- prickly
- pungent
- racking
- rasping
- rigorous
- rough
- scathing
- scorching
- scratchy
- severe
- sharp
- shooting
- smart
- sour
- spasmodic
- stabbing
- sting
- strident
- stringent
- tart
- thorny
- tingling
- torturous
- trenchant
- vehement
- violent
- virulent
- vitriolic
- withering
