Stabbing

English

Adjective

Stabbing (not comparable)

1. (of pain) Sharp, intense.

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

Noun

Stabbing (plural Stabbings)

1. An incident in which a person is stabbed.

   A stabbing took place in the alley last night.

   The hospital receives many victims of stabbings.

Verb

stabbing

1. Present participle of stab.

Thesaurus

acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acute, afflictive, agonizing, astringent, atrocious, bayonetting, biting, bitter, brisk, caustic, corroding, corrosive, cramping, cruel, cutting, distressing, double-edged, edged, escharotic, excruciating, fierce, gnawing, grave, griping, hard, harrowing, harsh, hurtful, hurting, impalement, incisive, keen, knifelike, knifing, mordacious, mordant, painful, paroxysmal, penetrating, piercing, poignant, pungent, racking, rigorous, rough, scathing, scorching, severe, sharp, shooting, spasmatic, spasmic, spasmodic, stinging, strident, stringent, tart, the sword, tormenting, torturous, transfixion, trenchant, vehement, violent, virulent, vitriolic, withering

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈstæb.ɪŋ

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• Rhymes: -æbɪŋ