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

Example Sentences

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“Debatable,” he said, stabbing another piece of egg onto his fork.

From Literature

“When I tried to say hello, she looked truly alarmed. There was no snarling or slashing or stabbing. But there was fear in her eyes. I think she’s shy.”

From Literature

She began stabbing her perfectly manicured nails at her computer keyboard.

From Literature

I started having a stabbing pain in my chest during morning runs, and struggled to breathe deeply.

From The Wall Street Journal

Esan had made unsuccessful attempts to join the Army in the years before the stabbing, the court was told.

From BBC

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