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 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 Music Sting (EP), 2016, by Stellar "Sting" (Eric Saade song), 2015 "Sting" (Fletcher song), 2022 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" (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 See also The Sting (disambiguation)