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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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

Passengers from the diverted Flydubai flight to Israel have arrived at Ben Gurion Airport following a stabbing incident earlier on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

Tech tycoon Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, has also posted numerous times on the platform about the police response to the stabbing.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

I woke up to a burning flashlight beam stabbing my eyes as Joey Cosentino thumbed one of my eyelids up and whispered, “Nah, he’s alive.”

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

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