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.
was jabbing
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past progressiveof jab.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In the first week of July it reached 1,000 a day and last week it was jabbing 2,000 daily, according to workers at the busy site.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2021
Masri was jabbing his finger left and right.
From Washington Post ● May 25, 2017
“She won. I lost. She was jabbing at me and I was jabbing at her. … “It wasn’t who I am.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2016
"I thought it was jabbing at Hollywood and at the same time, even-handed."
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 29, 2016
“Filch told us so when he was jabbing those Secrecy Sensors everywhere he could reach.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
