stabbing

/ˈstæb.ɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

    If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate.
  2. 2

    To thrust in a stabbing motion.

    to stab a dagger into a person
  3. 3

    To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).

    He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes.
  4. 4

    To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).

    The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain.
  5. 5

    To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.

    to stab a person's reputation
  6. 6

    To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.

  7. 7

    To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.

noun

  1. 1

    An incident in which a person is stabbed.

    A stabbing took place in the alley last night.

adjective

  1. 1

    (of pain) Sharp, intense.

    Too much running gives me a stabbing pain in the chest.

Translate “stabbing” to another language

Click any language to open the translator with this word already filled in.

Stabbing Definition & Meaning | TranslatePulse