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.
will jab
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future tenseof jab.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Beginning this weekend, the Dodgers will jab their way to 11 wins and the franchise’s eighth title.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Lawmakers will jab at his weak spots for inconsistencies, knowing that billionaires don't often illicit sympathy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2018
He will jab at an opponent’s weaknesses, dodge when necessary and, perhaps most remarkably, given his cantankerous nature, compliment his questioners.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2015
We know that Shaquille O'Neal is going to be slamming on Angola, that Gary Payton will be stripping Croatia of the ball and that Charles Barkley will jab Lithuania with his elbows.
From Time Magazine Archive
