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- Dictionarystabbing/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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STABBING definition: 1. an occasion when someone stabs someone: 2. a sudden pain: 3. an occasion when someone stabs…. Learn more.
Stabbing definition: penetrating; piercing. See examples of STABBING used in a sentence.
noun. 1. the act or an instance of someone being injured with a sharp pointed instrument, esp a knife. There's been a stabbing. adjective. 2. painful or piercing as if caused by a sharp instrument. He was struck by a stabbing pain in his midriff. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.
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.
STABBING meaning: 1. an occasion when someone stabs someone: 2. a sudden pain: 3. an occasion when someone stabs…. Learn more.
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
n. 1. A thrust with a pointed weapon or instrument. 2. A wound inflicted with or as if with a pointed weapon. 3. A sudden piercing pain. 4. An attempt; a try: made a stab at the answer. Idiom: stab (someone) in the back. To harm (someone) by treachery or betrayal of trust. [Middle English stabben .] stab′ber n.
noun. the act of stabbing. a thrust or blow with, or as if with, a pointed weapon. an attempt; try; Make a stab at an answer before giving up. a wound made by stabbing. a sudden, brief, and usually painful, sensation: He felt a stab of pain in his foot. A stab of pity ran through her. stab. 2. abbreviation for. stabilization. stabilizer. stable.
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” synonyms: wounding. harmful.
v. to pierce with or as if with a pointed weapon:[ ~ + object] Romeo stabbed Tybalt and killed him. to thrust or plunge (a knife, etc.) into something:[ ~ + object] He stabbed the knife straight into the victim's chest.
