stechend

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German stëchende, from Old High German stëhhanti, from Proto-West Germanic *stekandī.

Pronunciation

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Participle

stechend

  1. present participle of stechen

Adjective

stechend (strong nominative masculine singular stechender, comparative stechender, superlative am stechendsten)

  1. piercing, biting, penetrating
  2. pungent
  3. (medicine) stabbing

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