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Stabbing

/ˈstæb.ɪŋ/

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

📖 Definitions of "Stabbing"

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."

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."

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