JABBING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

jabbing 1 of 2

adjective

as in stabbing

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jabbing

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verb

present participle of jab

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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The show ushered in a new era of winking, elbow-jabbing meta-musicals. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 26 June 2026 The audience groaned, while Vergara and Mel B screamed for Strange to stop jabbing at his partner through the box. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026 The threats just keep jabbing at America’s borders. — Donald G. McNeil Jr, Washington Post, 1 June 2026 The president has kept up his criticism of Leo, jabbing the pope in a May 4 interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on the eve of Rubio’s visit. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 6 May 2026 In the 10 months since, Colbert has not held back, regularly jabbing his network, its new owners’ cozy relationship with the president and reports that his show was hemorrhaging $40 million a year. — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026 Another firefighter told investigators Lewin also choked the patient after jabbing his eyes. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026 For a piece in this week’s issue, Dhruv Khullar, a practicing physician and a contributing writer, investigated this growing industry, speaking to the doctors who are tinkering with compounds and the users gamely jabbing themselves in a quest for self-optimization. — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026 Where their debut roars, jabbing with hooks, Two Wheels Move the Soul instead inverts the noise until the sound becomes pillowy and comforting. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jabbing

Adjective

Mulligan delivers lacerating fragility, while Isaac turns Josh’s accommodating nature into a pathology, but both characters are littered with backstory details that Beef leaves hanging.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
The same could be said for Howe’s lacerating self-flagellation afterwards.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of lacerating

Verb

Attorneys for Karmelo Anthony filed an appeal and requested a new trial for the 19-year-old convicted of fatally stabbing another student.

— Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 8 July 2026
But Morian Walker, who is pursuing his own lawsuit over his grandson’s stabbing death, said more must be done to keep children safe.

— Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of stabbing

Adjective

The slightest details, or the smallest bits of structure, are what stick out—what can feel like an amorphous ooze of nothingness suddenly snaps into place thanks to a rhythmic rattle or jagged vocal sample.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
Look at the jagged lines, the geometric shapes, the neon colour schemes, the tall collars, the billowing short sleeves.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of jagged

Verb

On June 3, Walden went to the hospital, where a CT scan revealed the metal bristle had become lodged in his bowel and had begun puncturing his intestine.

— Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Where there’s normally carpet or hardwood floors, there are rocks, puncturing bare feet with each step.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of puncturing

Adjective

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

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
The ping of pickleball play produces a uniquely piercing and repetitive sound that has led to contentious lawsuits and controversies across the entire country, including just north in Fox Point, as the sport has rapidly grown in popularity over the last few years.

— Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of piercing

Verb

The process of picking kids began in January, when FIFA player escort program sponsor Quaker — as in the oats — worked with a nationwide soccer organization named Common Goal.

— Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
The betting pick is for Saint Denis to win via decision, but there is value in picking Pimblett to win via submission.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of picking

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