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stubbing

stubbing

4.9
Accidentally hitting your toe on something and feeling pain
  • noun
  • /ˈstʌbɪŋ/
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  • After stubbing his toe on the edge of the bed, he sat down to massage it.
  • stubbing toes

Examples

  • Still, the Packers mustered through the regular season nearly perfect, except for that toe-stubbing at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.

    Blog text (15)

  • Storms off tennis court after stubbing toe could be something.

  • The Otis sound of stubbing your toe from Jack is very specific.

  • Just a small stub, but one of those stubs of the toe that really, really hurts.

  • Forefoot and toe injuries in children are usually caused by crushing or stubbing injuries.

    Academic text (2006)

  • So they're not stubbing their toe or slamming into the pain sensitizer.

  • He let out a yelp after stubbing his toe against the coffee table.

  • She was limping slightly after stubbing her toe on the door frame.

How Hard

smash
7 3.7
hit
459 1.0
stubbing
4.9
graze
4 3.4

Surface Forms

stubbing singular
stubbings plural

Morphology

stubbing = stub (transparent) = stub + ing

A straightforward verbal nominalization: the verb 'stub' (to hit) + '-ing' yields the event of hitting.

Etymology

The word stubbing comes from stub, which once meant a short, broken piece or a 'stump' like a small tree stump. So to 'stub' your toe is to hit it against a short hard object, and a stubbing is that sudden, painful knock.