stings

Pronunciation: [stīŋɡs]

“stings” is a Latvian word. Its 8 meanings in English:

adjective

hard, firm, stiff, rigid (characterized by hardness, also viscosity, usually at low temperatures or when some components evaporate)
hard, stiff, numb (having lost its usual strength or mobility because of low temperatures)
stiff, hard, frozen (where life processes were interrupted or limited, usually in cold, frosty weather)
rigid, stiff
rigid, stiff (without life, movement, sounds)
rigid, stiff (characterized by unchanging, fixed muscle positions)
rigid (capable of resisting deformation)
rigid (built in such a way that its elements cannot displace each other)

A parallel form to stingrs (“firm, strong, strict”), but without the r, both from the same stem as the verb stingt (“to harden, to stiffen”).

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