stabbing

stabbing
stabbing adj having a sharp piercing quality <\stabbing pain>

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  • stabbing — index bitter (penetrating) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Stabbing — A stabbing is the penetration of a sharp or pointed object at close range. Stab connotes purposeful action, as by an assassin or murderer, but it is also possible to accidentally stab oneself or others, although such stabbings are rarely serious… …   Wikipedia

  • stabbing — stabbingly, adv. /stab ing/, adj. 1. penetrating; piercing: a stabbing pain. 2. emotionally wounding: a stabbing remark. 3. incisive or trenchant: a stabbing, satirical phrase. [1590 1600; STAB + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • stabbing — stab|bing1 [ˈstæbıŋ] adj a stabbing pain is sharp and sudden stabbing 2 stabbing2 n a crime in which someone is stabbed ▪ a fatal stabbing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stabbing — [[t]stæ̱bɪŋ[/t]] stabbings 1) N COUNT A stabbing is an incident in which someone stabs someone else with a knife. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A stabbing pain is a sudden sharp pain. He was struck by a stabbing pain in his midriff …   English dictionary

  • stabbing — I UK [ˈstæbɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms stabbing : singular stabbing plural stabbings an attack in which someone is stabbed II UK [ˈstæbɪŋ] / US adjective a stabbing pain is a sudden, very strong pain …   English dictionary

  • stabbing — 1. adjective ˈstæb.ɪŋ Sharp, intense. Too much running gives me a stabbing pain in the chest. 2. noun ˈstæb.ɪŋ An incident in which a person is stabbed. A stabbing took place in the alley last night …   Wiktionary

  • stabbing — stab|bing1 [ stæbıŋ ] adjective a stabbing pain is a sudden, very strong pain stabbing stab|bing 2 [ stæbıŋ ] noun count an attack in which someone is stabbed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • stabbing — adj. piercing, penetrating (as of a sudden intense pain) stæb n. act of stabbing; thrust, blow; attempt, try; sudden intense feeling (usually painful) v. pierce or wound with a pointed weapon or other object; make a stabbing movement, jab,… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stabbing — 1 adjective a stabbing pain is sharp and sudden, as if it had been made by a knife: stabbing headaches 2 noun (C) a crime in which someone is stabbed …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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