stabbing

stab  (stb)

v. stabbed, stab·bing, stabs

v.tr.

1. To pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon.

2. To plunge (a pointed weapon or instrument) into something.

3. To make a thrusting or poking motion at or into: stabbed the air with his fingers.

v.intr.

1. To thrust with or as if with a pointed weapon: stabbed at the food with her fork.

2. To inflict a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon.

n.

1. A thrust with a pointed weapon or instrument.

2. A wound inflicted with or as if with a pointed weapon.

3. A sudden piercing pain.

4. An attempt; a try: made a stab at the answer.

Idiom:

stab (someone) in the back

To harm (someone) by treachery or betrayal of trust.

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[Middle English stabben.]

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stabber n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	stabbing - causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty" wounding harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
	2.	stabbing - 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" lancinate, lancinating, piercing, cutting, knifelike, keen sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"

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stabbing

adjective sharp, shooting, violent, acute, severe, fierce, piercing, excruciating, gut-wrenching He was struck by a stabbing pain in his midriff.

Translations

stabbing [ˈstæbɪŋ]

A. N (= incident) → apuñalamiento m

B. ADJ [pain, ache] → punzante

stabbing [ˈstæbɪŋ]

n
There's been a stabbing → Quelqu'un a été attaqué à coups de couteau.

adj [pain, ache] → lancinant(e)

stabbing

n → Messerstecherei f

adj pain → stechend; fear, memory → durchdringend; stabbing incident → Messerstecherei f

stabbing [ˈstæbɪŋ]

1. n there's been a stabbing → c'è stato un accoltellamento

2. adj (pain, ache) → lancinante