knifing

knife  (nf)

n. pl. knives (nvz)

1. A cutting instrument consisting of a sharp blade attached to a handle.

2. A cutting edge; a blade.

v. knifed, knif·ing, knifes

v.tr.

1. To use a knife on, especially to stab; wound with a knife.

2. Informal To betray or attempt to defeat by underhand means.

v.intr.

To cut or slash a way through something with or as if with a knife: The boat knifed through the waves.

Idiom:

under the knife Informal

Undergoing surgery.

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[Middle English knif, from Old English cnf, from Old Norse knfr.]

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knifer n.

Translations

knifing [ˈnaɪfɪŋ] N → ataque m con cuchillo or navaja
the motiveless knifing of a young girl → el apuñalamiento sin motivo de una chica joven

knifing

n → Messerstecherei f