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stabbing

stabbing

5.3
A sudden, sharp pain or very strong feeling that hurts a lot
  • adjective
  • /ˈstæbɪŋ/
translation icon : 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
67 2.2

A sudden strong pain that feels like being cut

is more sudden and piercing rather than just a general keen intensity
keen
vsstabbing
24 4.1

Felt very strongly, for example pain or desire

is about sudden piercing sharpness rather than general intensity
piercing
vsstabbing
2 5.5

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

is focused on sudden sharp jabs rather than deep penetration
stabby
vsstabbing
  • Informal
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
9.9

A very sharp, stabbing pain like being pierced

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

A very sharp pain that feels like being cut

is more sudden and piercing than merely cutting pain
stinging
vsstabbing
3.0

A sharp sudden pain you feel on your skin

can be stronger and more intense than a brief prick
cutting
vsstabbing
5.2

Very hurtful in words, or sharply cold in weather

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

Causing emotional pain or hurt

is about a sudden sharp sensation rather than lasting harm

How Intense

excruciating
46 7.9
stabbing
5.3
sharp
67 2.2
mild
107 1.0
slight
594 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.