STABBING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

stabbing 1 of 2

adjective

as in scratching

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stabbing

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verb

present participle of stab

as in jabbing

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object stabbed the pesky leaf with the tines of the rake

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Recent Examples of stabbing

Verb

On April 21, 2023, Garr was walking up Bridge Street in Drexel Hill when police said Weh brutally attacked him, stabbing and slashing the 15-year-old 11 times. — Joe Holden, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The 40-foot homemade boat was overloaded with 64 people, who panicked and jumped overboard after De La Rosa began stabbing people, a Homeland Security Investigations criminal complaint states. — David Goodhue october 12, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 Chevazz Campbell, 37, is accused of stabbing and killing Julian Mobley, 41, a husband and father who worked for the Chicago Transit Authority as a janitor, according to FOX 32 Chicago. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Pham and Salerno, represented by Christopher McCartan, say that Lavery killed Collins by hitting her over the head with a Fireball liquor bottle and stabbing her more than 130 times. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 She was sentenced to death for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer. — Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Even the worst days doing this are exponentially better than the potential of waking up to my elderly roommate stabbing me in the pancreas. — Tim Savage, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026 Passengers screamed after spotting the co-pilot stabbing the captain, and the flight from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, to the Israeli city of Tel Aviv began a steep dive. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 The charges come a year after a deadly car ramming and stabbing attack outside a Manchester synagogue killed at least two people. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stabbing

Adjective

Still, the glimpses of freedom Clark offers are all the more piercing for their rarity.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Mars merging with Pluto can hit you with a piercing moment of honesty.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of piercing

Verb

Then, inside the death house, executioners struggled to find a vein, jabbing Pike with at least seven needles, according to her lawyers, one of whom watched in dismay.

— Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026
When handcuffed by investigators, Thakor denied jabbing his wife with a knife.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of jabbing

Verb

Executioners spent more than two hours trying to find a vein, possibly puncturing his bladder before giving up.

— Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026
The shrapnel tore through the metal surrounding the engine, shattering the window at row 11, leaving a dent in the plane near row 8 and puncturing the body below the wing, as well as gouging and denting the tail, the NTSB said.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of puncturing

Verb

While the three were picking their way through a clump of trees at the far end of the cornfield, half a dozen does came out of the willows single file, walked under my platform within six yards of me, and started to feed.

— Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
The farm’s famous U-Pick strawberries are expected to be ready for picking Thursdays through Saturdays by Christmas in the adjacent property.

— Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of picking

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The bar makes a perfectly balanced drink, and brunch holds its own with plenty of light and rib-sticking options alike (the steak and eggs were my favorite) and strong locally roasted coffee (both pour-over and espresso options).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Drafts, foggy glass, sticking sashes and rising energy bills can all signal that your windows need attention.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026