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    stabbing
    /ˈstabɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. an act or instance of wounding or killing someone with a knife: "the fatal stabbings of four women"

    adjective

    • 1. (of a pain or sensation) sharp and sudden: "I felt a stabbing pain in my chest"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTABBING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    STABBING definition: 1. an occasion when someone stabs someone: 2. a sudden pain: 3. an occasion when someone stabs…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTABBING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of stabbing as a noun and an adjective, with synonyms and usage examples. Find out how to say stabbing in different languages and contexts.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › stabbingSTABBING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Stabbing is an adjective that means penetrating, piercing, emotionally wounding, or incisive. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of stabbing from Dictionary.com.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › stabbingStabbing - definition of stabbing by The Free Dictionary

    Stabbing is the act or an instance of wounding someone with a sharp pointed instrument, such as a knife. It can also describe a sudden piercing pain or a harmful attempt. See synonyms, translations and related words for stabbing.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTAB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to injure someone with a sharp pointed object such as a knife: She was stabbed several times in the chest. He was jailed for 15 years for stabbing his wife to death. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to hurt someone physically. hurt I hurt my arm climbing over the fence.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstabbing noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    an occasion when a person is stabbed with a knife or other pointed object. a fatal stabbing; There has been an increase in the number of stabbings in the city. Topics Crime and punishment c1

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › stabbingStabbing - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument. “a stabbing pain”. synonyms: cutting, keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing. sharp. keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point. adjective. causing physical or especially psychological injury. “a stabbing remark”.