noun
stabbing
STAB-ihng
noun
1
An incident in which someone is stabbed with a weapon.
"Police are investigating a stabbing in the city centre."
adj
1
Sharp and sudden, especially describing pain.
"She felt a stabbing pain in her lower back."
How to Use Stabbing
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a knife attack, or a description of sudden, sharp pain.
Common pairings
stabbing pain
fatal stabbing
Word Forms
stabbings plural
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