"Float like a butterfly" and "sting like a bee" Crossword Clue

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"Float like a butterfly" and "sting like a bee" Crossword Answer

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BUTTERFLY (noun)
1. a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
2. diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
BUTTERFLY (verb)
1. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
2. cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
STING (noun)
1. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect’s stinger into skin
2. a mental pain or distress
STING (verb)
1. deliver a sting to
2. cause a stinging pain

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Down

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