Meanings
adjectivestabbing (not comparable)
nounstabbing (plural stabbings)
plural stabbings
- An incident in which a person is stabbed.
A stabbing took place in the alley last night.
1 more example
The hospital receives many victims of stabbings.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stab
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivepainful as if caused by a sharp instrument
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch steekpartij
- steekpartijin incident in which a person is stabbed
Finnish puukotus
- puukotusin incident in which a person is stabbed
German Messerstecherei
- Messerstechereiin incident in which a person is stabbed
Italian accoltellamento
- accoltellamentoin incident in which a person is stabbed
Portuguese esfaqueamento
- esfaqueamentoin incident in which a person is stabbed
Spanish apuñalamiento, acuchillamiento
- apuñalamientoin incident in which a person is stabbed
- acuchillamientoin incident in which a person is stabbed
Turkish bıçaklama
- bıçaklamain incident in which a person is stabbed
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with stabbing
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APA
stabbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stabbing
MLA
“stabbing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stabbing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stabbing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stabbing.
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