| ADJECTIVE | all | stabbing, wounding | causing physical or especially psychological injury |
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| all | stabbing, cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, lancinate, lancinating | painful as if caused by a sharp instrument |
| Sounds | stae'bihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Causing physical or especially psychological injury. | |
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| Example | "a stabbing remark" | |
| Synonym | wounding | |
| Broader | harmful | Causing or capable of causing harm |
| Spanish | hiriente, punzante, traumático | |
| Catalan | traumàtic | |
| Meaning | Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument. | |
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| Example | "a stabbing pain" | |
| Synonyms | cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, lancinate, lancinating | |
| Broader | sharp | keenly and painfully felt |
| Spanish | cortante, penetrante, punzante | |
| Catalan | penetrant | |
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