stabbing

[stab-ing] / ˈstæb ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

sharp

Synonyms

STRONG

acuminate barbed edged fine gnawing honed horned jagged keen peaked piercing pointed serrated sharpened shooting spiked stinging tapered tapering tined tipped whetted

WEAK

aciculate acuate acuminous acute apical briery cuspate cuspidate ground fine keen-edged knife-edged knifelike lancinating needle-pointed needlelike pointy prickly pronged razor-sharp salient sharp-edged spiky spiny splintery thorny unblunted

Antonyms

STRONG

blunt dull smooth

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"I started to have the worst stomach pains – like a stabbing pain in the middle of my abdomen," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Plus, the U.A.E is investigating whether the cockpit stabbing on a FlyDubai flight was a terror plot and Americans are buying smaller cars as gas prices bite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Police reportedly do not believe the stabbing was terror-related, and are probing the woman's mental health.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Those faulty messages can produce shooting, stabbing or burning sensations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

That last thought sends this sharp stabbing pain into my heart.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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