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 Words From

• stabbing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of stabbing¹

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

Example Sentences

A number of violent attacks in China have been reported this year, including a mass stabbing and firearms attack in Shandong in February which killed at least 21 people.

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In September, a man went on a stabbing spree at a supermarket in Shanghai, killing three people and injuring several others.

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A man in his 60s has been charged with murder after a man was killed and two others were injured in a stabbing attack at a market in south London.

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A man has been killed and two others were injured in a stabbing in south London, the Metropolitan Police has said.

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Her fatal stabbing has baffled police for 15 years.

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