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stabbing - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'stabbing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stabbing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Stab

Meaning of 'stabbing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stabbing [ s]
Meaning (1):
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
Example in sentence:
  • a cutting wind;
  • a stabbing pain;
  • keen winds;
  • knifelike cold;
  • lancinating pain;
  • piercing cold;
  • piercing criticism;
  • piercing knifelike pains
Meaning (2):
- causing physical or especially psychological injury
Example in sentence:
  • a stabbing remark;
  • wounding and false charges of disloyalty

Nearby Words:

stab stabat mater stabbed stabber stabbingly stabiliment stabilitate stability stable stable stand

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