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Sentence Examples Rather than phytotoxins, the plant is protected by vicious stinging ants that live within the hollow stems. A bit of rain she can cope with but a deluge of hard, stinging pingy bits of ice is too much even for Dolly the Mega Cat. The tentacles contain harpoon-like stinging capsules called nematocysts that the anemones employ to capture prey and ward off predators. These anemone eat small crustaceans, plankton and various tidepool animals that venture into the range of their stinging tentacles. And then my lips, my tongue, were burning, scorching, stinging from the heat. Doctors treated her for third-degree burns and welts from swarms of stinging black March flies. Turning swiftly toward its prey, the scorpion darts forward with pincers outstretched, finally grabbing and stinging its victim. Beware of the razor-edged oyster-shells or the stinging fish in the muddy marginal waters. The band could use some stinging ballast to balance their sugary tendencies. For such people, smoking is a significant irritant, worsening the symptoms of scratchiness and stinging or burning of the eyes. The thaw had made it too warm for snow, and so rain began to fall instead, cold and stinging. Alex dropped the plate she was washing into the basin and spluttered as the soapy water splashed in her face, stinging her eyes. She bought a small bottle of stinging nettle tincture and placed one eyedropper-full twice a day under her tongue. The tiny stingers of the nettle plant provide microinjections of several chemicals responsible for the stinging sensation the plant causes. However, Sarwan can't be blamed too much for his dismissal, as Younis Khan held a stinging effort at short extra cover as Sarwan middled a drive. A former town clerk who won a tribunal against his unfair sacking has launched a stinging attack on his former employers. A shower of sparks fell around him, hissing against his clothes, stinging his eyes. Stardust drove through the rain at a blinding speed, the rain pelting off Kristine's face, stinging her cheeks. Perspiration oozes from beneath his jaunty straw skimmer, the salt stinging his eyes. Yet, as she applied the thick slime to his wound a massive stinging sensation gripped him, and made coping much harder. Show More Sentences Fierce winds, a bit of stinging rain, a bit of slushy snow, the sun bursting through the gaps in the clouds as they catapulted across the sky. Blair was particularly narked by its stinging criticism that his Government had been playing to its masters in Washington. Alli clutched her nates in her hands even though the slaps were barely stinging. At eighteen years old, she was still fresh from adolescence and stinging from the abrupt end of an eight month relationship. She pressed her palms against her stinging eyes, sobbing his name incoherently. Members of the phylum Cnidaria, these animals have capsule-shaped cells with a trapdoor-like lid, containing a stinging nematocyst. The waves may be crashing hard around your ears and the harsh, white breakers stinging your eyes, but hope springs eternal. Roman soldiers used urtication, or external stinging, to relieve the pain of arthritis. The heavy rain drops soon had them soaked to the skin, but the rain was warm and soothing, not sharp and stinging. Commonly used agents include African plum, South African star grass, stinging nettle, and rye pollen. That helps prevent repetitive motion and vibratory problems, such as stinging and numbness and tingling of the hands. He swears, shivers, swings spindle legs off the bed and lurches, teeth bared, into the stinging spray. The smoke hung like a heavy veil over the doorway, stinging his nostrils as he stepped through it. The wind picked up and this sand was just hitting you without let up and it was a biting, piercing, stinging aggravation. Ask if the perifistular skin has burning or stinging sensations, usually indicative of denuded skin. I heard loud bangs on the window, and we felt stinging, choking sensations in our throats. As they pushed through a tangle of stinging nettles and brambles, they made sure to keep heading in the right direction. Milkweed provides food for monarch butterfly larvae and stinging nettles host caterpillars of the red admiral butterfly. At least there I don't have to dodge overgrown thorn bushes and stinging nettles. I heard that stinging nettles could be used to help palsy, and thought immediately of her. Show More Sentences This one makes for easy drinking despite the crushed stinging nettle and bramble flavours. A further deterrent is the prevalence of wood nettle and stinging nettle, which have acid-tipped hairs on their stems and leaves. The stinging blow caught the youth across the head, sending him stumbling to the side. I used to think it was to guard against scorpions or other stinging insects, but realised now that it was to prevent jigger attacks. I thought and felt the hot, stinging sensation of tears behind my eyes, but I held them back. Its foods are hot, spicy, or bitter, and its plants are prickly, sharp, or stinging. Yap felt the insects swarming over him, biting and stinging, scraping and clawing, and he realized he had just run out of options. Aside from the stinging clouds of mosquitoes, the jungle is nearly motionless. There was a huge pit in the faceplate of my helmet, almost over my left eye, and a stinging sensation from my left arm. When we went out the first time, a piercing wind had whipped the tops off the crashing waves to send biting showers of stinging sea water at us. He located a tire iron amid the stinging rubble and sprang forth to attack the invaders. Dangerous and wild animals, like poisonous snakes and stinging ants, inhabited their rain forests. It has come to be thought of as a stinging insult to tell a party here that it is electioneering and politicking with the peace process. Distraction could be provided by rubbing the patient with counterirritants such as stinging nettles. He was singled out by the judge for stinging criticism, and accused of removing crucial evidence. He cuffs me at the back of my head, harshly, and I wince, tears stinging my eyes. By the time Lydia had earned her breakfast, her delicate hands were red and stinging, and tears pricked her eyes as she bathed them. The true protectors of clownfish in the ocean, however, are not parents but rather prickly, stinging sea anemones that live on reefs. Whatever it was, I felt the primordial feeling of tears stinging at my eyes, and my breathing grew sharp and cutting, much colder than before. They were fresh, still stinging in their glory and bleeding from the skin deep slits. Show More Sentences Ironically, even the most dangerous stinging jellies offer shelter and protection to small fish. But beneath the prurient detail lies a stinging indictment of greater Canadian society, police and the mainstream media. Rain poured down, stinging her eyes, warm breath puffing in front of her face. Bhagawan's stinging rebuke is to bring out the temporarily dormant rajo guna in Arjuna. The most common side effects are acne, erythema, and burning and stinging of the skin. First up were the talents of the award-winning extempore duo and they dazzled the crowd with their improvisational skills and stinging repartee. Personal re-invention is at least as much a part of the blues landscape as mournful harmonicas, stinging guitars or walking bass lines. In his pasture, edible weeds like dandelion, chicory, quack grass and even stinging nettles are allowed to thrive. A warm, stinging feeling had begun to spread about her shoulder, and sharp jabs of pain began attacking her knee. Another hazard that sometimes faced the picker was disturbing a nest of wasps or some other stinging creatures. Most stinging wasps and bees are beneficial and should be preserved unless they pose a direct hazard to humans. Among the Caribs, the girls undergo a similar ritual, except that stinging ants rather than wasps are used. What differentiates it from these examples and where the most stinging criticism lies concerns accounting for public money. Thousands of giant jellyfish with 30 foot stinging tentacles have invaded the seas around Scotland. When you wake up, you're in pain, aching all over, your eyes are stinging from the light and you're hungry. A gale howls over the hunchback of Cairngorm, stinging our faces with windblown sleet. Lady Thatcher launched a stinging attack on Mr Clarke, who held a string of Cabinet posts in her governments. My eyes were red and stinging by the time my crying spell passed, and Julius was asking for a walk. My skin was still stinging from the heat and when I looked at my grandmother I saw, with horror, that her arms were reddened too. It looked for all the world like a very healthy clump of stinging nettles until it produced a fine display of large, pink flowers. Show More Sentences Too late, he saw a flash out of the corner of his eye, and felt a stinging pain lance along his back. Allergy shots can also be used to control allergic reactions to stinging insects, such as bees, yellow jackets, hornet and wasps. The fluid smelt of ammonia and the victim was taken to hospital with stinging eyes after his attacker fled. You may feel a sharp stinging sensation when the needle pierces the amniotic sac but this should only last a few seconds. She tried to get up but the stinging pain on her back caused her to cry out in anguish. He could feel the stinging pain in his wounded chest with every rise and fall of his ribcage. He closed them tightly, feeling the bittersweet sensation of stinging dryness and strain wetted with fresh tears beneath the lids. Their opponents were not as well off, their ears ringing and their eyes stinging from the charge. As I roused from sleep again, my back stinging from sleeping on the floor, I heard footsteps on the stairs. Soon after Shirley Temple committed suicide by stinging herself with an asp's venom and her sadness was mirrored by thousands across the world. Moving with precise coordination, the Arbiters pounced upon their prey, assailing him with stinging strikes of their daggers. She burst through the top of the water and gasped loudly for breath, her lungs and face stinging from the cold. Well, it wasn't rock and roll as you would recognise it but there was certainly enough power and decibels to give the lugholes a good stinging. There were bandages holding pads to the side of my head, more around my torso and the stinging line across my bicep. Michael begins to discover that liberty and the pursuit of happiness may carry a price tag of rejection, setbacks and stinging home truths but these are a price worth paying. The words hurt, stinging me because there was some truth to them. Though some toners may make skin tingle, redness and stinging from any product several minutes after application are symptoms that skin is being irritated. Compston managed all this without the say-so of the Courtauld, which sent him a stinging letter. Waist-high weeds including stinging nettles line the track and reeds grow beside the row of trees, suggesting a murky dark line of water lies beneath them. In it, the wind howls fiercely, driving rain like stinging knifes in a torrential downpour, so heavy that he can't see more than two feet in front of his face. Show More Sentences They did penance by lashing themselves with sharply stinging nettles. Characteristically, the patient complains of a burning or stinging sensation in the distribution of the nerve over the anterolateral aspect of the thigh. She clenched her teeth in anger, her eyes stinging with the sweat. I marched up to her and gave her a stinging slap on the cheek. A few stinging shots flayed part of the hull, sending both Serge and Allicia tumbling around as the ship arched threateningly, before righting itself. Her struggling and shrieking was met with deafening, stinging slaps to her cheeks, rendering her even more determined to be released from his death grip. Tristan abruptly backs away, the wind rising and stinging his face. She felt a stinging sensation, and then felt a warm tingle fill her. Kris slushed through the puddles of water, icy wind stinging her eyes. A single tear slipped from her eye, stinging the wound even further. Like the princess in a fairy-tale forest, she'd free the jewel from its stinging enchantment, quickly polish it to high luster, then royally present it. I do not suffer from those conditions, but years ago we carefully picked wild stinging nettles with clippers, dropping the nettles into a large paper sack. With its stems covered by sharp barbs, stinging nettle is not a very friendly looking herb, but when it comes to fighting aging it can be a worthwhile ally. The alcohol in malathion lotion and the terpenoids may cause stinging. Last year he experimented with honeybees, placing hives around fields in the hopes that the stinging insects would deter elephants from raiding crops. She felt her eyes stinging with unshed tears, her face burning. Though fairly simple animals, the tentacles of sea anemones are covered with intricate stinging cells used both for defence and for capturing prey. The blaeberries, crowberries, elderberries and stinging nettles, along with the more than 30 types of fungi which he finds in the forest, find their way onto his menu. Her healing stomach itched and prickled with a stinging burn. Edgar Allan Poe reflected these negative sentiments when he offered a stinging criticism of the wildly painted floorcloths that adorned households across the United States. Show More Sentences There was a patch of stinging nettles and she wouldn't go through them. The wind howls through them, stinging them with sleet and ice. Just as often, and to more stinging effect, the adjectives come from black people in this town an hour north of Detroit. Ultimately, The Slap becomes something heartwarming amidst the barrage of stinging smacks. Still, the exposed skin on my face and hands felt drawn and hot, stinging, a fire of whiteness, a burning Caucasian husk. The roots of the stinging nettle contain a complex mixture of water and alcohol-soluble compounds including lectins, phenols, sterols, and lignans. For example, the caterpillar of the small tortoiseshell butterfly will eat only stinging nettles, white admirals feed solely upon honeysuckle, and goldfinches eat only seed. Secondary features include burning or stinging, plaque, dry appearance, edema, ocular manifestations, peripheral location, and thickening of the skin. There are several big holes in the grassy area around the playground, large stinging nettles and thistles, loose nuts and bolts on the park's railings and uneven ground. In round five and six, Mesi's reputed power shook Jirov but he hung tough to counter with stinging combinations on the Buffalo bruiser, who does not have racehorse speed. The role of Eva Phillips, the queen bee who achieves her selfish aims by stinging any rivals around her that might challenge her supremacy, seemed tailor-made for Crawford. The official season of the dreaded stinging jellyfish has begun. Celtic also given an early scare as Mario Balotelli fires off a stinging effort at the San Siro that needs a smart save from Fraiser Forster. Only the sun cauterising his scalp tells Miles how long he's been standing in the road with sun cream stinging his eyes. The trial judge Lord Woolman comes in for stinging criticism, too, for failing to give proper advice to the jury. Dandelion, horsetail, melissa, ribwort and stinging nettles are grown and harvested in Germany. Still, Amis's stinging phrasemaking alone makes this well worth your attention. Careful not to touch my stinging behind, we are spooning again. Symptoms of dry eye may include intermittent blurred vision, burning, stinging, tearing, redness, scratchiness, or even pain. The stinging apparatus of the sea nettle consists of a nematocyst filled with venoms located primarily on the fishing tentacles of the animal. Show More Sentences Dandelion, plantain, coltsfoot, stinging nettle, greater celandine and dozens of other plants were used medicinally. You got nasty choices like would you rather run thorough stinging nettles for 50 quid or roll in pig poo for a 100 quid? Because the 1,500 competitors taking part in today's Tough Guy event in Wolverhampton will have to wade through a field of 6ft stinging nettles. At the hands of Martial, the epigram achieved the stinging quality still associated with it. He sent a stinging letter to Washington, in which he described him as an incompetent commander and a vain and ungrateful person. The stinging cells on a box jellyfish's tentacles are not triggered by pressure. The juice it releases alleviates the sting, and bracken often grows near stinging nettle. Distant cousins to the true jellyfish, comb jellies don't have stinging cells. Varro testifies that even at this day there be some who warish and cure the stinging of serpents with their spittle. You've gotta get rid of the stinging itchies if you want to keep a man. She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical. The remedies are derived from substances that come from often unlikely sounding plants, minerals or animals, such as arnica, poison ivy, stinging nettle and even crushed bees. We listened intently as our guide showed us the stinging nettles that can inflict the pain of a handful of hot coals and the sand crabs that scurry across deserted beaches. The infamous visit made by JB Priestley to the North East in 1933 provoked comments from the renowned writer so stinging that they have lingered ever since. Then suddenly, with the least warning, the sky yellows and the Chergui blows in from the Sahara, stinging the eyes and choking with its sandy, sticky breath. I'm afraid to watch on my own lest I fall off the gap in the hedge, my hiding place, onto the playing field, and I don't like the stinging nettles. David Hughes, governor at Park View School in Birmingham, launched a stinging attack on the Education Secretary and the Ofsted chief inspector over their handling of the case. U is for Urtication, the use of stinging nettles as a stimulant. Learn how a jelly can devour enough food to double its weight each day, or how sea nettles hunt by trailing their long stinging tentacles to paralyze prey upon contact. Examples from Classical Literature Perhaps the stinging words of last night had at last sunk deep enough to scarify his self-esteem. In the cnidoblast cells, those with the stinging threads, there is a very wide departure from the simple primitive type of cells. It is usually heavy, tensive, stinging, or may be merely a sensation of soreness or of uneasiness or of weariness. It has also the habit of paralysing the cockroach by stinging it on the nervous chain. In a moment he had the lie and a stinging blow on the mouth from turbo's glove. His mouth was full of something that burned, a liquid hot, acrid, and stinging. As soon suspect a rosebud of foregoing its own sweet personality, and of being in reality something else, say a stinging nettle. Nettlerash or urticaria, an irritating eruption in the skin causing a sensation like the stinging of nettles. In a medical point of view, urtication, or stinging with nettles, is a practice not sufficiently appreciated. They were stinging him venomously along his sides, biting deeper with every jump. Hugh John took hold of her dainty gloved fingers as gingerly as if each had been a stinging nettle, and dropped them as quickly. It feeds during August on the stinging nettle, and various other low herbs. This acid is the active principle in the sting of the red ant, and also of stinging nettles. But it is upon the political platform that the gibes and sneers at phariseeism are intended to be most stinging. Raeburn smiled and penciled a word or two on the letter the pith of a stinging reply. It was this play that drew forth from a woman, an American playwright, the retort stinging. It is a very common moth, flying at dusk during June and July in waste places where the stinging nettle grows. At the same time these plants are far more troublesome and dangerous weeds than the stinging nettle. It feeds on stinging nettle, probably on other plants, and after hibernation attains full growth about May. This is a much more attractive plant than the stinging nettle we have all learned to avoid. Show More Sentences When he was done, his round face smooth and streamy and his eyes stinging from soapy water, he reached for a towel. Now her stinging tongue was dumb, and there was no aggressiveness in her manner. Naturalists after Eschscholtz call it Physalia utriculus, from the Greek word, a bubble, and utriculus from its stinging powers. This is an itchy rash of small red spots that cause a stinging or prickling feeling on the skin. They administer stinging rebukes that leave the adversary writhing. Then the little stinging insects of the shed began to cavil and sneer. The early July days were cloudless and full of hot, stinging noises. There is no speech in the world so rancorous and so stinging as the language the Jungle People use to show scorn and contempt. He wiped the sweat from his face and tied the handkerchief around his neck to keep off the stinging gnats that lurked in the grass. The sleet-and-hail squalls following the lightning at the end of a westerly gale are cold and benumbing and stinging and cruel enough. The little stinging, buzzing imps succeeded in dispelling a mood which might have held her there in the darkness half a night longer. Here I was not only troubled by a cloud of stinging midges, but far more by the doubts of my mind. A bee's stinger works fine for stinging other bees and insects, but human skin is too tough to allow the stinger to be pulled out. He was under the shade of a tree, as has been said, and there, like flies on honey, thoughts came crowding upon him and stinging him. Hast thou fed upon vinegar and nettles this morning that thy speech is so stinging? They swaggered up and down the almost deserted pier, and hurled curses, obscenity, and stinging sarcasms at our crew. Micmac John rose like a flash and struck Bob a stinging blow on the face. Its pitiless words flailed him unceasingly with their stinging taunts. The stinging air bit my nostrils and drove my hands into my pockets. For which prevision he was rewarded with a stinging smack on the head. Show More Sentences Possibly the polyp stinging organs may have the same structure. Also known as heat rash, or miliaria, prickly heat is an itchy and red skin rash which often causes a stinging, or prickling, sensation. A shower of rain drove down upon us, each drop stinging like a hailstone. The husband and wife rebel-rousers trade off stinging lines from their call-and-response mantra that combines sexual explicitness with subversive rhetoric. Froch took Philadelphian Mack out in three rounds with two stinging body shots in Nottingham as he successfully defended his IBF super-middleweight title for the first time. He presently encountered her and delivered a stinging remark as he passed. Find more words! 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