stabbing

[stab-ing]

adjective

1. penetrating; piercing.

   a stabbing pain.

2. emotionally wounding.

   a stabbing remark.

3. incisive or trenchant.

   a stabbing, satirical phrase.

Other Word Forms

• stabbingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of stabbing¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; stab + -ing ²

Example Sentences

The latest case against him involves an alleged plot to murder a rapper who survived a stabbing last year while jailed.

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The assault shocked Germany two days before February's general election after a campaign centred heavily on immigration and security fuelled by a series of deadly stabbing and car ramming attacks carried out by migrants.

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In his letter, Sir Keir wrote that watching Adolescence, the hit Netflix series about a 13-year-old arrested for stabbing a classmate, with his son had helped shaped his perspective on the problems facing young men.

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A 32-year-old man accused of stabbing 10 people on a train has been charged with further offences relating to the day before the attack.

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It was like a dull, throbbing ache, or a sharp, twisty, stabbing feeling—oh, why were things becoming indescribable all of a sudden?

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