stinging vs pain

stinging and pain both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stinging	Yes	Yes	No	No
pain	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pain is a hypernym of stinging; that is, pain is a word with a broader meaning than stinging:

Other hypernyms of stinging include hurting.

stinging (noun)	pain (noun)
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung	a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
	emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
	a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

stinging (adjective)	pain (adjective)
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

stinging (verb)	pain (verb)
	cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
	cause emotional anguish or make miserable