adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An incident in which a person is stabbed.

   "A stabbing took place in the alley last night."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of stab form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Sharp, intense. not-comparable

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

Adjective

1. 1
   painful as if caused by a sharp instrument wordnet
2. 2
   causing physical or especially psychological injury wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

acerbacerbateacerbicacidacidicacidulent

Example

More examples

"Let's refrain from stabbing people with knives."

Related phrases

stabbing board

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