Synonyms for stabbing
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Cutting — sharp, intense
cutting, sharp, piercing, keen, knifelike, lancinating, penetrating
Definitions
- adj. 1
Sharp, intense.
Too much running gives me a stabbing pain in the chest.
Example sentences
- cutting Banks are cutting lending to industrial borrowers.
- piercing He hid his belly button piercing from his parents.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| stabbing | rising | |
| cutting | steady | |
| piercing | rising | |
| knifelike | rising | |
| lancinating | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- keen1
- 5 letters
- sharp1
- 7 letters
- cutting2
- 8 letters
- piercing2
- 9 letters
- knifelike2
- 11 letters
- penetrating4, lancinating
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cutting2 = 2 syllables).