| Language | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | steek |
| Catalan | picar |
| Danish | stikker |
| Dutch | steken |
| English | sting |
| Finnish | pistää |
| German | stechen |
| Modern Greek | κεντρίζει |
| Modern Hebrew | la'akoc |
| Hungarian | csíp |
| Icelandic | stinga |
| Irish | (ag) cur cealg i |
| Italian | pungere |
| Lithuanian | įgelti |
| Moselle Franconian | picken |
| Maltese | tniggeż |
| Polish | żądlić |
| Russian | ужалить |
| Serbian Standard | ubosti |
| Slovak | poštípať |
| Southern African English | sting |
| Spanish | picar |
| Swedish | sticka |
| Turkish | böcek sokmak |
| Xhosa | lunywa yinyosi |