Synonyms for stabbing
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : stab-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstæb ɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for stabbing Other synonyms for the word stabbing
- aciculate
- acuate
- acuminous
- acute
- apical
- briery
- cuspate
- cuspidate
- ground fine
- keen-edged
- knife-edged
- knifelike
- lancinating
- needle-pointed
- needlelike
- piercing
- pointed
- pointy
- prickly
- pronged
- razor-sharp
- salient
- serrated
- sharp-edged
- sharpened
- shooting
- spiked
- spiky
- spiny
- splintery
- stinging
- tapered
- tapering
- thorny
- tined
- tipped
- unblunted
- whetted
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for stabbing
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