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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Lauren Buckland, 36, said she gets regular random "stabbing" pains in her uterus, lower back, hip and pelvis.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The students are upset with M, her colleagues say, while stabbing her in the back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 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

Esan had made unsuccessful attempts to join the Army in the years before the stabbing, the court was told.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Even though her words come out soft and delicate, they’re like arrows stabbing my heart.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam