stabbingnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstæb.ɪŋ/us/ˈstæb.ɪŋ/an occasion when someone stabs someone:
There have been several stabbings in our neighbourhood recently.
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Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- cut sth down
- laceration
- lance
- mow
- nick
- notch
- saw sth down
- scratch
- slash
- slice
- spike
- transfix
- trim
- whittle
- woodcarving
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Physical & sexual assault & abduction
stabbingadjective
uk/ˈstæb.ɪŋ/us/ˈstæb.ɪŋ/stabbing pain
a sudden pain:
She was awoken by a sharp stabbing pain in her chest.
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Pain & painful
- -racked
- achy
- agonizing
- cluster headache
- dodgy
- earache
- hell
- hurt
- masochism
- non-ulcer stomach pain
- painful
- painfully
- rack
- racking
- shooting pains
- suffering
- tender
- throb
- torment
- wince
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