Definition of stabbing Stabbing

/stæˈbɪŋ/ - [stabing] - stab•bing

We found 7 definitions of stabbing from 4 different sources.

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What does stabbing mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

stabbing - causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty"
  wounding
stabbing - painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
  cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, lancinate, lancinating
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • stabbing (Noun)
    An incident in which a person is stabbed.
  • stabbing (Verb)
    Present participle of stab.
  • stabbing (Adjective)
    sharp, intense.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • stabbing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Stab

Part of speech

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  • stabbing, verb, gerund of stab (infinitive).
  • stabbing, noun, singular of stabbings.

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