Antonyms for jabbed
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jab |
| Phonetic Transcription : dʒæb |
Definition of jabbed
Origin :- 1825, "to thrust with a point," Scottish variant of job "to strike, pierce, thrust," from Middle English jobben "to jab, thrust, peck" (late 15c.), of unknown origin, perhaps echoic. Related: Jabbed; jabbing.
- noun poke
- Augustine was so enthusiastic that she jabbed the poker into the stove harder than ever.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- Stan jabbed a slab of wood into the stove and slammed the door.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- You jabbed it into the small of the back and waked life that way.
- Extract from : « The Goat-gland Transplantation » by Sydney B. Flower
- Cochise, following at his heels, cursed and jabbed his knife into Lennon's leg.
- Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet
- "I jabbed him with this needle," said the doctor, with disgust.
- Extract from : « Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies » by Alice B. Emerson
- Then, with his foot, Jerry jabbed the remaining two back to consciousness.
- Extract from : « The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service » by James R. Driscoll
- He jabbed—once, twice, three times—and lashed out with his right.
- Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
- Oh, I jabbed him in the eye with a pair of nail-scissors, and he went away!
- Extract from : « The Girl on the Boat » by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
- At which Mr. Hiscock winces like he'd been jabbed with a pin.
- Extract from : « Torchy, Private Sec. » by Sewell Ford
- Really it sounded as though someone had jabbed it viciously.
- Extract from : « Rosemary » by Josephine Lawrence
Synonyms for jabbed
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