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The phrase "a stinging" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sharp or intense sensation, often related to pain or irritation, such as in the context of an injury or emotional response.
Example: "After the bee sting, I felt a stinging pain in my arm that lasted for several minutes."
Alternatives: "a sharp pain" or "a biting sensation".
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Imagine a stinging nettle on steroids.
But nearby sits a stinging reminder of its shortcomings.
A stinging paragraph might bring down the Prime Minister.
An ace then a stinging serve out wide.
Suddenly a stinging, biting gas enveloped the crowd.
That earned Mr Cantor a stinging presidential rebuke and hostile press coverage.
AT 5-foot-7 and 220 pounds, Sonya Lamonakis has a stinging left hook.
The London Mayor's office, meanwhile, has launched a stinging attack on the Davies Commission.
The far left has branded him ultra-libéral, a stinging insult in France.
That has brought a stinging rebuke and the threat of a lawsuit from the European Commission.
To say that one has a "big head" is a stinging rebuke.
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