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stabbing
adjective
Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
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ˈstæb.ɪŋ
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adjective
Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
“A cutting wind”
adjective
Causing physical or especially psychological injury
“A stabbing remark”
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A cutting wind
Keen winds
Knifelike cold
Piercing knifelike pains
Piercing cold
A stabbing remark
Wounding and false charges of disloyalty
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