Antonyms for stabbing


Grammar : Adj
Spell : stab-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstæb ɪŋ


Definition of stabbing

Origin :
  • late 14c., first attested in Scottish English, apparently a dialectal variant of Scottish stob "to pierce, stab," of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of stub (n.) "stake, nail." Figurative use, of emotions, etc., is from 1590s. Related: Stabbed; stabbing.
  • adj sharp
Example sentences :
  • Some of them tried it, but the Indians swam after them, stabbing and pulling them under.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • She could scratch, kick, and bite—and stab too; but for stabbing she wanted a knife.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • He looked at her inquiringly, caught the direction of her stabbing finger.
  • Extract from : « The Moon is Green » by Fritz Reuter Leiber
  • The girl pulled the sheets from the machine and sorted them while I was stabbing the buzzer.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • Stabbing with the pen, therefore, is not merely a metaphorical expression.
  • Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy
  • Between that, and stabbing these false raptures to the heart, there seemed to be nothing she could do.
  • Extract from : « Beyond » by John Galsworthy
  • He had never seen her look or speak like that—her face so hard, her eyes so stabbing!
  • Extract from : « Beyond » by John Galsworthy
  • Then, as though she had stabbed herself in stabbing him, her face quivered.
  • Extract from : « The Patrician » by John Galsworthy
  • She looked from one picture to the other, with eyes as hard and stabbing as the points of daggers.
  • Extract from : « Fraternity » by John Galsworthy
  • The man was not quite dead when found and he accused the dead woman of stabbing him.
  • Extract from : « British Borneo » by W. H. Treacher

Synonyms for stabbing

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