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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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Katja Snoeijs realised something was wrong when she felt "stabbing" pains and was forced off at half-time against West Ham last season.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

He was doing chin-ups during a workout when he experienced a new kind of stabbing pain in his hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Suriname is among nations with the lowest rates of stabbing deaths, making incidents such as this one relatively rare.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Hollywood often depicts the office as a shark tank, with ruthless colleagues stabbing backs, stepping over others or selling their souls to get to the top.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Sylvia was stabbing a bunch of yarn into something that resembled a sweater in the living room, with a direct line of sight to me.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin