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stabbing

stabbing

8 5.3
A sudden, sharp pain or very strong feeling that hurts a lot
  • adjective
  • /ˈstæbɪŋ/
: punzante (dolor físico)
  • The sudden news of her departure left him with a stabbing pain in his heart.

And people that can relate will relate and they will feel that stabbing wound that that's always there, no doubt.

Examples

  • He felt a stabbing sensation in his side after the fall.

  • And people that can relate will relate and they will feel that stabbing wound that that's always there, no doubt.

  • And then and then and then you start having issues and, and then you have stabbing problems.

  • So if there was stabbing, cutting, my mother was shot by my dad.

  • But like the stabbing is just like, that's fucked.

  • The artist conveyed his emotions through a painting that evokes a stabbing sense of loss.

Synonyms

sharp
vsstabbing
37 2.2

A sudden strong pain that feels like being cut

is more sudden and piercing rather than just a general keen intensity
piercing
vsstabbing
23 5.5

A very sharp, intense feeling or sound that seems to cut

is focused on sudden sharp jabs rather than deep penetration
cutting
vsstabbing
8 5.2

Very hurtful in words, or sharply cold in weather

is more specifically about sudden sharp pain rather than general harshness
wounding
vsstabbing
7 6.3

Causing emotional pain or hurt

is about a sudden sharp sensation rather than lasting harm
keen
vsstabbing
5 4.1

Felt very strongly, for example pain or desire

is about sudden piercing sharpness rather than general intensity
stinging
vsstabbing
4 3.0

A sharp sudden pain you feel on your skin

can be stronger and more intense than a brief prick
stabby
vsstabbing
  • Informal
1 8.6

A sudden sharp pain like a knife in your body

also covers sudden emotional pains as well as physical ones
lancinating
vsstabbing
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A very sharp, stabbing pain like being pierced

is mainly sudden sharpness rather than sustained intense piercing
knifelike
vsstabbing
1 6.9

A very sharp pain that feels like being cut

is more sudden and piercing than merely cutting pain
fulgurating
vsstabbing
  • Specialized
9.9

A pain that is sudden and very sharp like an electric shock

is similar but applies without the flash imagery of suddenness

How Intense

excruciating
52 7.9
stabbing
8 5.3
sharp
37 2.2
mild
206 1.0
slight
513 1.2

Surface Forms

stabbing positive

Morphology

stabbing = stab (transparent) = stab + ing

Formed from the verb 'stab' + '-ing'; the adjective sense (a sharp, sudden pain) is a clear metaphorical extension of 'to stab'.

Etymology

Stabbing comes from the simple verb stab, which means 'to push a sharp point into something'. So a stabbing pain is sudden and very sharp, like a quick poke from a pointed object.