Knifing

//ˈnaɪfɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of stabbing with a knife.

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

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of knife form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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piercingstabbing

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