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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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

He served a sentence of two years and eight months for stabbing a teenager and now campaigns to raise awareness about knife crime.

From BBC

“No you couldn’t,” Bat said, stabbing the knife into the peanut butter jar.

From Literature

It flies across the aisle, nearly stabbing Titus in the leg.

From Literature