stabbing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstæb.ɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -æbɪŋ

Adjective

stabbing (not comparable)

1. (of pain) Sharp, intense.

   Too much running gives me a stabbing pain in the chest.

Derived terms

• stabbingly

Noun

stabbing (plural stabbings)

1. An incident in which a person is stabbed.

   Hyponym: knifing

   A stabbing took place in the alley last night.

   The hospital receives many victims of stabbings.

Translations

in incident in which a person is stabbed

• Galician: acoitelamento (gl) m, apuñalamento (gl) m
• German: Messerstecherei (de) f
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• Italian: accoltellamento m
• Spanish: apuñalamiento m

Verb

stabbing

1. present participle of stab