Antonyms for stabbing

Grammar : Adj

Spell : stab-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstæb ɪŋ

Definition of stabbing

Origin : late 14c., first attested in Scottish English, apparently a dialectal variant of Scottish stob "to pierce, stab," of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of stub (n.) "stake, nail." Figurative use, of emotions, etc., is from 1590s. Related: Stabbed; stabbing.

adj sharp

Example sentences :

Some of them tried it, but the Indians swam after them, stabbing and pulling them under.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

She could scratch, kick, and bite—and stab too; but for stabbing she wanted a knife.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

He looked at her inquiringly, caught the direction of her stabbing finger.
Extract from : « The Moon is Green » by Fritz Reuter Leiber

The girl pulled the sheets from the machine and sorted them while I was stabbing the buzzer.
Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan

Stabbing with the pen, therefore, is not merely a metaphorical expression.
Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy

Between that, and stabbing these false raptures to the heart, there seemed to be nothing she could do.
Extract from : « Beyond » by John Galsworthy

He had never seen her look or speak like that—her face so hard, her eyes so stabbing!
Extract from : « Beyond » by John Galsworthy

Then, as though she had stabbed herself in stabbing him, her face quivered.
Extract from : « The Patrician » by John Galsworthy

She looked from one picture to the other, with eyes as hard and stabbing as the points of daggers.
Extract from : « Fraternity » by John Galsworthy

The man was not quite dead when found and he accused the dead woman of stabbing him.
Extract from : « British Borneo » by W. H. Treacher

Synonyms for stabbing

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