STABBING β Definition of STABBING
verb
1
To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate.
2
To thrust in a stabbing motion.
to stab a dagger into a person
3
To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes.
4
To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain.
noun
1
An incident in which a person is stabbed.
A stabbing took place in the alley last night.
adjective
1
(of pain) Sharp, intense.
Too much running gives me a stabbing pain in the chest.
π Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stab
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