Difference between Sting and Burn

What is the difference between Sting and Burn?

Sting as a verb is to hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point. while Burn as a verb is to be consumed by fire, or at least in flames.

Sting

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point. To bite.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A bump left on the skin after having been stung. A bite by an insect. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack. A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show. A brief sequence of music used in films & TV as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or comedic scene. A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.

Burn

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A physical injury caused by heat or cold or electricity or radiation or caustic chemicals.The act of burning something.Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.An intense non-physical sting, as left by an effective insult.A stream.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be consumed by fire, or at least in flames.To become overheated so as to make unusable.To feel hot, e.g. due to embarrassment.To sunburn.To accidentally touch a moving stone.To cause to be consumed by fire.To overheat so as to make unusable.To injure (a person or animal) with heat or caustic chemicals.To betray.To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.To waste (time).To insult or defeat.In pontoon, to swap a pair of cards for another pair. Also to deal a dead card.

Example sentence: It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

We hope you now know whether to use Sting or Burn in your sentence.

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