stabbing

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstæb.ɪŋ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æbɪŋ

Adjective

stabbing (not comparable)

  1. (of pain) Sharp, intense.
    Too much running gives me a stabbing pain in the chest.

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Noun

stabbing (plural stabbings)

  1. An incident in which a person is stabbed.
    Hyponym: knifing
    A stabbing took place in the alley last night.
    The hospital receives many victims of stabbings.

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Verb

stabbing

  1. present participle and gerund of stab
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