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stabbing

  • adjective
  • /ˈstæb.ɪŋ/

Sharp, intense.

Example

“Too much running gives me a stabbing pain in the chest.”

Synonyms

  • cutting
  • keen
  • piercing

Related words

  • stabbingly

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “stabbing” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.