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Knifing

/ˈnaɪfɪŋ/

To cut with a knife.

📖 Definitions of "Knifing"

verb
  1. 1

    To cut with a knife.

  2. 2

    To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.

  3. 3

    To cut through as if with a knife.

  4. 4

    To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.

noun
  1. 1

    An instance of stabbing with a knife.

    "There was a knifing outside that club last night."

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