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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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Eight Australians who stepped in to protect strangers during the deadly Bondi Junction stabbing will be recognised for their bravery.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 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

Aleix Febas fired the hosts ahead before Dean Huijsen levelled for the league leaders, with Bellingham stabbing home from close range after Alvaro Rodriguez blasted Elche back in front.

From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025

The sound sharpens my fear into a hard point stabbing at my center.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir