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Definition of
stabbing adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
stabbing
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈstæbɪŋ
/
/
[
usually before noun
]
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(
of pain
)
very sharp, sudden, and strong
a stabbing pain in the chest
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