- present participle of knife.
knifing
Example Sentences
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He didn’t shy from knifing through traffic and taking the ball to the basket, oftentimes hitting the floor hard.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
Point guard Ja Morant’s knifing drives into the defense is central to that — but he has also expanded his range.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2022
The 66-year-old president was taken to the Sao Paulo hospital for treatment relating to an obstructed intestine following the 2018 knifing.
From Reuters ● Jul. 18, 2021
He scored 22 points and had seven assists in 19 minutes before halftime, knifing through the paint and juking Washington defenders as if on skates with his repaired Achilles’ tendon.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2021
Sunlight cut through the window and sent rhombuses of light knifing across the garage space.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
