Jabbing

/ˈd͡ʒæbɪŋ/

Synonyms for "jabbing" (25 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)
jabpokethrustbarbbiting remark

Strong matches (8)

Noun(8 words)
blowdiggibeinjectioninsultjab techniquepiercingpiercing pain

Related words (12)

Noun(12 words)
pokingpunchpunching actionrapid strikeridiculesharp remarksharp sensationsnide remarkstabbing painstriketeasethrusting

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

13 entries
actionattackcriticismfighting techniquegestureinsultmotionpain attributephysical actionphysical contactphysical sensationrhetorical deviceverbal attack

More specific

21 entries
barbbarbed remarkboxing jabcaustic commentdigdouble jabintramuscular injectionlead jableft jabneedle puncturepiercing painpinpricksarcastic remarkscathing remarksnap jabsnide remark

Showing 16 of 21 words.

Collocations

15 entries
jabbing attackjabbing critiquejabbing left hookjabbing motionjabbing painjabbing punchjabbing reachjabbing reflexjabbing remarkjabbing speedjabbing techniquelead jabbingrapid jabbingrepetitive jabbingstraight jabbing

Inflections

4 entries
jabbedjabsmore jabbingmost jabbing

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Use all four fingers when jabbing someone in the eyes.

Source: tatoeba (11312896)

This […] evoked a new disorder — a tendency to sudden, tic-like jabbings and swattings in the air, as if she were fending off flies or mosquitoes.

Source: wiktionary

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