- present participle of stab.
stabbing
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When Caroline Bailey was suffering with sharp, stabbing pains in her stomach, she thought it was being caused by her contraceptive coil.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
In June, Musk again weighed heavily into British politics following the stabbing death of an 18-year-old white student named Henry Nowak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Police reportedly do not believe the stabbing was terror-related, and are probing the woman's mental health.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Those faulty messages can produce shooting, stabbing or burning sensations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
She made stabbing movements at it with her finger, and, in her trembling, her hair began to come down.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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