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knifing
  • present participle of knife.

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He’d hit just a single shot from the field before he came knifing through the lane in transition with just over four minutes remaining.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

Van Lith, whose first basket came on a knifing drive for a layup with 1:43 left in the second quarter, had two jumpers blocked by Beal and three turnovers in the first half.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2022

They make it look easy: crisp gymnastics through the air, knifing impact with the water and barely a splash upon entry.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2021

Bolsonaro, 66, has been in the Sao Paulo hospital since Wednesday for treatment relating to an obstructed intestine following the 2018 knifing.

From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2021

Sunlight cut through the window and sent rhombuses of light knifing across the garage space.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely