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- [stab-ing]
- /ˈstæb ɪŋ/
- /ˈstæb.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stab-ing]
- /ˈstæb ɪŋ/
Definitions of stabbing word
- adjective stabbing penetrating; piercing: a stabbing pain. 1
- adjective stabbing emotionally wounding: a stabbing remark. 1
- adjective stabbing incisive or trenchant: a stabbing, satirical phrase. 1
- verb with object stabbing to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon: She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork. 1
- verb with object stabbing to thrust, plunge, or jab (a knife, pointed weapon, or the like) into something: He stabbed the knife into the man's chest. 1
- verb with object stabbing to penetrate sharply or painfully: Their misery stabbed his conscience. 1
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Origin of stabbing
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; stab + -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Stabbing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stabbing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stabbing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stabbing
adj stabbing
- acuate — to sharpen
- acuminous — keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.
- apical — of, at, or being the apex
- double-edged — having two cutting edges, as a razor blade.
- horned — made of horn.
noun stabbing
- infiltration — the act or process of infiltrating.
- assault — An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
- homicide — the killing of one human being by another.
- wounding — an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease.
adjective stabbing
- edged — having an edge or edges (often used in combination): dull-edged; a two-edged sword.
- excruciating — Intensely painful.
- exquisite — Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
- honed — a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- knifelike — Resembling a knife or its effects.
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