Sting

Sting may refer to:

• Stinger or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom, or the injury produced by a stinger
• Irritating hairs or prickles of a stinging plant, or the plant itself

Fictional characters and entities

• Sting (Middle-earth), a fictional sword in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
• Sting Oakley, a character in Gundam Seed Destiny
• Peter "Sting" Stanchek, a character in the Valiant Comics universe
• Trixie Sting, a character in the TV series Slugterra

Film and television

• The Sting, a 1973 film starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford
• The Sting (1992 film)
• "The Sting" (Futurama), an episode of Futurama
• "The Sting" (The Office), an episode of The Office
• "The Sting" (The Legend of Korra), an episode of The Legend of Korra
• "The Sting", an episode of Lovejoy

Music

• Sting (musical phrase), a short sequence of music used in films & TV as a form of punctuation
• Sting (percussion), a brief burst of percussion used as a comedy punchline
• "Sting" (song), a 2015 song by Eric Saade
• The Sting (Wu-Tang Clan album) (2002)
• The Sting (Gabriella Cilmi album) or its title song

People

• Sting (musician) (born 1951)
• Sting (wrestler) (born 1959)
• Cheeseekau or Sting (1760–1792), a war chief of the Kispoko division of the Shawnee Nation

Science

• Stimulator of interferon genes (STING), a protein
• Sting, a plant disease caused by Belonolaimus longicaudatus

Sports teams

• Arizona Sting, an NLL lacrosse team (2004-2007)
• Charlotte Sting, a WNBA basketball team (1997–2006)
• Chicago Sting, an American soccer team (1975–1988)
• Las Vegas Sting, an Arena Football League team (1994–1995)
• Sarnia Sting, an Ontario Hockey League junior team
• Southern Sting, a New Zealand netball team (1998–2007)
• Trenton Sting, an Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League team

Video gaming

• The Sting!, a single player burglary simulator
• Sting: The Secret Operations, an online first person shooter
• Sting Entertainment, a video game development company

Other uses

• Sting (fixture), a wind tunnel part
• Sting (horse) (born 1921), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
• Airborne Sting, a hang glider
• Sting Energy Drink, a Filipino/Pakistani energy drink
• Sting operation, an undercover operation staged by law enforcement to catch a person committing a crime