as in puncturing
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
jabbed a pickle and tossed it on the plate
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Recent Examples of jabbing
Adam B. Vary, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Just jabbing people in the eye with a stick for the pleasure of it.
—Elizabeth Kaye Cook
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Others recalled him having stand-up rows, shouting, swearing, and jabbing his finger in the direction of co-workers.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
O'Brien kept the jokes flowing during his opening monologue, lightly jabbing at A-list celebrities and their films while also reminding audiences what the Oscars are really about.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Musk hasn’t refrained from jabbing back at Bannon.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, Democrats are jabbing back at GOP claims over the New Orleans atrocity.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
Companies perfected the art of evasion, leaving us jabbing the zero key like a deranged woodpecker just to talk to someone with a pulse.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Gunn starts jabbing his fingers into Corenswet’s chest.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Just jabbing people in the eye with a stick for the pleasure of it.
—Elizabeth Kaye Cook
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Others recalled him having stand-up rows, shouting, swearing, and jabbing his finger in the direction of co-workers.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
O'Brien kept the jokes flowing during his opening monologue, lightly jabbing at A-list celebrities and their films while also reminding audiences what the Oscars are really about.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Musk hasn’t refrained from jabbing back at Bannon.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, Democrats are jabbing back at GOP claims over the New Orleans atrocity.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
Companies perfected the art of evasion, leaving us jabbing the zero key like a deranged woodpecker just to talk to someone with a pulse.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jabbing
Verb
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The video shows Brown seated behind the victim before pulling out a folding knife and stabbing her multiple times without provocation.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Around four minutes later, the man pulls out a knife and begins stabbing Zarutska three times, including at least once in the neck.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wi-Fi 7's puncturing capability is designed to isolate the interference, enabling devices to use the remainder of the channel.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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These posts implicitly criticize the government by puncturing its narrative of economic progress.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His desperate, lacerating Teddy is a character who has ruined his own life, who has martyred himself out of his devotion to The Truth.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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Australian playwright Tony McNamara has turned his side hustle as a screenwriter into a blessing for Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things, The Favourite), and viewers of The Great, his bawdy historical farce for Hulu, can attest to his love of layered, lacerating insults.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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With piercing rumbles, flickering gleams and heaps of fan interaction, Cain's concert felt more like an interactive theatrical experience.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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The piercing pops from the firearm were replaced by a different kind of cacophony.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Most of the surface is made up of a fine dust with jagged edges because it hasn’t been weathered by wind or water.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Against all of this allegedly heady stuff, the score—by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross—intentionally jars us from encroaching drowsiness with chortling woodwinds and shardlike piano chords that are the aural equivalent of jagged Plexiglass off-cuts.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Many Iranians wonder why their government spends so much money and effort on picking fights with Israel, the United States, and their allies, rather than on fixing its own corruption.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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There were a few of us who liked both the Eagles and X during those transitional years, but mostly people were picking one wave and not all of them.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wednesday confronts Bianca, who is bewildered about her Siren-song not sticking; Wednesday is taking control of things now and Bianca needs to trust her.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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What was sticking closer to home in roles about?—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Jabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jabbing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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