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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStabbing
/ˈstæb.ɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An assault or attack in which someone is wounded or killed with a pointed weapon such as a knife.
"Police are investigating a late-night stabbing outside the downtown nightclub."
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Causing a sharp, sudden, and piercing sensation, typically applied to pain.
"She felt a stabbing pain in her lower back whenever she bent down."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'stab', which originates from Middle English 'stabben', likely a variant of 'stobben' meaning to thrust a pointed instrument. The etymological roots trace back to Old Norse and Germanic terms related to posts, stakes, and piercing actions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stabbing" is said worldwide
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coup de couteau
Transliteration: ku də ku.to
"Il a été hospitalisé après une agression à l'arme blanche."
Messerstecherei
Transliteration: ˈmɛsɐˌstɛçəˈʁaɪ
"Die Polizei unterscheidet die Hintergründe der Messerstecherei."
accoltellamento
Transliteration: akkoltellaˈmento
"L'accoltellamento è avvenuto vicino alla stazione centrale."
apuñalamiento
Transliteration: apuɲalaˈmjento
"El sospechoso fue detenido tras el apuñalamiento en la calle principal."
esfaqueamento
Transliteration: is.fa.ke.aˈmẽ.tu
"O esfaqueamento deixou a vítima em estado grave."
चाकू मारना
Transliteration: chaku marna
"पुलिस ने कल रात हुई चाकूबाजी की घटना की जांच शुरू कर दी है।"
刺伤
Transliteration: cì shāng
"这起刺伤事件引起了社区的广泛关注。"
찔림
Transliteration: jjillim
"도심 한복판에서 흉기 난동 사건이 발생했습니다."
刺傷
Transliteration: shishō
"その刺傷事件に関する詳細な捜査が進められている。"
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