bee-stung
adjective
having a red and swollen appearance: 1920s flappers with bee-stung lips.
Origin of bee-stung
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby bee-stung
bee orchid,
bee plant,
bee tree,
bee's knees,
bee-eater,
bee-stung,
beeb,
beebe,
beebread,
beech,
beech fern
Example sentences from the Web for bee-stung
She comes out of it with a violent start, as though she had just been bee-stung.
Cobb's Bill-of-Fare |Irvin Shrewsbury CobbAs though she had been bee-stung, Mittie May flung up her head.
Sundry Accounts |Irvin S. CobbHe was mollified and won by the big, gentle eyes and that bee-stung upper lip.
We Can't Have Everything |Rupert HughesAs though he had been bee-stung the little man pivoted on his heels.
Local Color |Irvin S. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for bee-stung
bee-stung
adjective
(of the lips) pouting and sensuous