Synonyms of stabbing

1. knife, stab, injure, wound: usage: use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"
2. stab, jab, thrust: usage: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
3. jab, prod, stab, poke, dig, thrust: usage: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

1. stabbing, wounding, harmful (vs. harmless): usage: causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty"
2. cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating, sharp (vs. dull): usage: painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"