stabbing meaning
UK US /ˈstæbɪŋ/ 2 syllables
stabbing (adjective): causing physical or especially psychological injury.
stabbing has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
stabbing as an adjective
- causing physical or especially psychological injury
- a stabbing remark
- wounding and false charges of disloyalty
Synonyms: wounding
Similar: harmful
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- a cutting wind
- keen winds
- knifelike cold
- piercing knifelike pains
- piercing cold
- piercing criticism
- a stabbing pain
- lancinating pain
Synonyms: cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, lancinate, lancinating
Similar: sharp
How to pronounce stabbing
stabbing is pronounced /ˈstæbɪŋ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Words that rhyme with stabbing
Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in NG · 8-letter words
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