jab
verb (used with object)
to poke, or thrust abruptly or sharply, as with the end or point of a stick or with the finger or elbow.
have jabbed
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present perfectof jab.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Over the past month, most of his opponents have jabbed at Landry on social media and in interviews, calling him a bully and making accusations of backroom deals to gain support.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
Bubba Watson and Rory McIlroy, each with two major championships to his credit, have jabbed Reed at news conferences.
From Washington Post
One of the old tree-roots must have jabbed him as the current flung him down.
From Year of the Big Thaw by Marion Zimmer Bradley
He would cheerfully have jabbed all his fingers if he could have found some means of using the opening to express himself of the vague emotions that possessed him.
From Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
He'd have jabbed the barracouta, and eaten him, too, just as quick as look, but he hated the Inkmaker, and could not think of anything else.
From Children of the Wild by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
