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

"Literally all I had was some stabbing pain on a Sunday night. I went to the doctor and was sent for an ultrasound on the Tuesday."

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At least 35 people were killed in a car attack in southern China on 12 November, and eight people were killed in a stabbing at a school in eastern China over the weekend.

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"If you're assaulting us, kicking us, stabbing us, whatever - those injuries and that trauma we have to take home."

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Eight people have died and 17 others have been injured following a stabbing incident outside a school in eastern China.

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A former councillor has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after stabbing his wife three times while she soothed their baby.

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