barbing

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A form of barb — The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of barb
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APA

barbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbing

MLA

“barbing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barbing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbing.

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