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
 * Sting operation, a deceptive operation by law enforcement designed to catch a person attempting to commit a crime

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 Stanchek (comics), a character nicknamed "Sting" in the Valiant Comics universe
 * Trixie Sting, a character in the TV series Slugterra
 * Kamen Rider Sting, a character in the TV series Kamen Rider Dragon Knight
 * Sting (film), a 2024 horror movie

Music

 * Sting (musical phrase), a short sequence of music used in films and TV as a form of punctuation
 * Sting (percussion), a brief burst of percussion to punctuate a joke
 * Sting (EP), 2016, by Stellar
 * Stings (album), 2023, by Kamaal Williams
 * "Sting" (Eric Saade song), 2015
 * "Sting" (Fletcher song), 2022
 * "Sting" (Stellar song), 2016

People

 * Sting (musician) (born 1951), English musician and actor
 * Sting (wrestler) (born 1959), American professional wrestler and actor
 * Cheeseekau or Sting (1760–1792), war chief of the Kispoko division of the Shawnee Nation
 * Sting International, stage name of American musician Shaun Pizzonia (born 1968)

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, now the Anaheim Piranhas, 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

 * Sting: The Secret Operations, a 2008 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, a deceptive law enforcement operation to catch a person committing a crime
 * The Sting, a caper film