stabbing
Americanadjective
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penetrating; piercing.
a stabbing pain.
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emotionally wounding.
a stabbing remark.
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incisive or trenchant.
a stabbing, satirical phrase.
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Example Sentences
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The students are upset with M, her colleagues say, while stabbing her in the back.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
He was doing chin-ups during a workout when he experienced a new kind of stabbing pain in his hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Taylor Swift broke down in tears after meeting survivors and families of the victims of the Southport stabbing attack, backstage footage from her Eras tour reveals.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Aleix Febas fired the hosts ahead before Dean Huijsen levelled for the league leaders, with Bellingham stabbing home from close range after Alvaro Rodriguez blasted Elche back in front.
From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025
I’d never seen anyone who could skate as fast, stop as quickly, turn and swivel like he was planting a cleat in the grass, not stabbing the ice with his skate.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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