stabbing

Adjective

(not comparable)

(of pain) sharp, intense
Too much running gives me a stabbing pain in the chest.

Noun

(plural stabbings)

An incident in which a person is stabbed.
A stabbing took place in the alley last night.
The hospital receives many victims of stabbings.

Verb

Present participle of stab.

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A stabbing pain shot through her shoulder.
The words sliced through her disguise, stabbing into her heart.
It was the first time Alex had been there since the stabbing – and the first time she had ever seen him look frightened.
I wasn't sure stabbing him was enough and we needed to talk.
It was the first time he had lifted her since the stabbing, and it occurred to her that he might strain his wound.

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