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daggering

daggering

9.9
An act of stabbing someone with a small pointed knife
  • noun
  • NSFW
translation icon : apuñalamiento
  • The police investigated the daggering that occurred outside the nightclub last night.

Examples

  • After the daggering, the victim was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.

  • Witnesses described the daggering as sudden and terrifying.

  • The daggering left a deep wound.

  • Witnesses reported an instance of daggering during the altercation.

  • The police investigated the daggering that occurred outside the nightclub last night.

  • Witnesses described the daggering as sudden and terrifying.

  • After the daggering, the victim was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.

Synonyms

stab
vsdaggering
  • NSFW
79 3.5

A sudden sharp wound made by a knife or other pointed object

is the same action but uses a small pointed handheld weapon specifically
stabbing
vsdaggering
  • NSFW
69 4.1

An attack where someone is hurt or killed with a knife

is the same attack but involves a small pointed handheld weapon specifically
knifing
vsdaggering
  • Offensive
2 7.4

An attack that injures someone with a knife

is the same incident but involves a small pointed handheld weapon specifically
knife thrust
vsdaggering
  • NSFW
1 7.5

A strong stab with a knife into someone's body

is the same attack but uses a small pointed handheld weapon specifically

How Violent

to murder
  • NSFW
∞ 3.0
daggering
  • NSFW
9.9
cutting
70 2.7
to hitting
3 1.0
pushing
1.2

Surface Forms

daggering singular
daggerings plural

Morphology

daggering = dagger (transparent) = dagger + ing

Direct gerund/nominalization of the verb 'dagger' meaning 'to stab with a dagger'; meaning is predictable from the base.

Etymology

Daggering here comes from the noun dagger meaning 'a small, sharp knife', and it refers to the act of stabbing or injuring someone with such a knife. So a daggering is a stabbing attack.