jabbing 1 of 2

present participle of jab

jabbing

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jabbing
Adjective
Fans have speculated that Ice and Cardi have been jabbing at one another. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025 Even Kendall Vertes, who also starred on Dance Moms, posted a TikTok video playfully jabbing at the fact that Siwa was in anything but her casual outfits. Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025 Riyadh Season opened with a punch — literally — as viral clips showed Mike Tyson jabbing YouTube star MrBeast alongside Saudi entertainment chief Turki Al-Sheikh. Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Daniel yells after jabbing his net into the bank. Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jabbing
Verb
  • During the ensuing fight near the trail, the man gained control of Heskett’s pocketknife, stabbing him with it, Zajac was told – an account that would unravel by day’s end.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In the wake of the stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail train, the state legislature introduced a bill to crack down on bail for violent offenders, drawing praise from one crime expert.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • According to a criminal complaint obtained by KGAN, the woman had been kicked by Miller, breaking two of her ribs and puncturing a lung.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • Her diaries, two volumes of which have been published, reveal a wonderful writer, lyrical and self-lacerating.
    Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The bone was found to be raw, unworked, except for a single hole piercing its entire length.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
  • With his head resting on his hand, his piercing eyes stared right at the pain coming toward him.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Along the way, Juano offered bits of mountaineering history and recounted legendary first ascents of the jagged peaks surrounding us.
    Scott Yorko, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Karst formations, a porous rock, stick out as jagged protrusions in between lush forest and provide plenty of places for small creatures to hide.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The woman decided to tweak her usual routine by picking different numbers.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Colleague Chad Jennings roasted me in March for picking the M’s.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But sticking it out ended up being beneficial, because those classmates who laughed at his antics became his first audience.
    Essence, Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
  • China has landed on the Red Planet once, sticking the landing on its first attempt in 2021, setting the Zhurong rover down successfully in southern Utopia Planitia as part of the Tianwen 1 mission.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Jabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jabbing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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