as in puncturing
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
jabbed a pickle and tossed it on the plate
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Recent Examples of jabbing
Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Fans have speculated that Ice and Cardi have been jabbing at one another.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Even Kendall Vertes, who also starred on Dance Moms, posted a TikTok video playfully jabbing at the fact that Siwa was in anything but her casual outfits.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Riyadh Season opened with a punch — literally — as viral clips showed Mike Tyson jabbing YouTube star MrBeast alongside Saudi entertainment chief Turki Al-Sheikh.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Daniel yells after jabbing his net into the bank.
—Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Gunn starts jabbing his fingers into Corenswet’s chest.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Others recalled him having stand-up rows, shouting, swearing, and jabbing his finger in the direction of co-workers.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
O'Brien kept the jokes flowing during his opening monologue, lightly jabbing at A-list celebrities and their films while also reminding audiences what the Oscars are really about.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
To their right, a woman raised her hand, jabbing her index finger forward and shouting.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Fans have speculated that Ice and Cardi have been jabbing at one another.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Even Kendall Vertes, who also starred on Dance Moms, posted a TikTok video playfully jabbing at the fact that Siwa was in anything but her casual outfits.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Riyadh Season opened with a punch — literally — as viral clips showed Mike Tyson jabbing YouTube star MrBeast alongside Saudi entertainment chief Turki Al-Sheikh.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Daniel yells after jabbing his net into the bank.
—Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Gunn starts jabbing his fingers into Corenswet’s chest.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Others recalled him having stand-up rows, shouting, swearing, and jabbing his finger in the direction of co-workers.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
O'Brien kept the jokes flowing during his opening monologue, lightly jabbing at A-list celebrities and their films while also reminding audiences what the Oscars are really about.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jabbing
Verb
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Usiripalli is accused of stabbing two 17-year-old boys, one in the shoulder area and one in the back of the head, with the same metal fork while on a Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt on Saturday, according to the news release.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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No information on the stabbing party has been released.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a separate case in February, five Israeli reservists were charged over the beating and stabbing of a detainee, accused in an indictment of breaking the man’s ribs, puncturing his lung and tearing his rectum.—
Daniele Hamamdjian,
NBC news,
18 Oct. 2025
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Wi-Fi 7's puncturing capability is designed to isolate the interference, enabling devices to use the remainder of the channel.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Her diaries, two volumes of which have been published, reveal a wonderful writer, lyrical and self-lacerating.—
Anahid Nersessian,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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His desperate, lacerating Teddy is a character who has ruined his own life, who has martyred himself out of his devotion to The Truth.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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While the mother-daughter duo were out in Rome in September, the Kardashians star was criticized for letting North wear a dermal piercing on her middle finger.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The current Gators football era is reaching an ear-piercing crescendo.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The morning light casts jagged shadows across the pink stone, catching the saguaro spines and illuminating them like desert saints.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to one tale, the devil escaped from hell and formed the jagged peaks in one day’s work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On the cover of Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes, Jacobus featured one of the title characters picking its nose.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Police said surveillance footage showed the student walking home as Love followed in her car before picking her up and driving her home.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And the cozy Walker's Point restaurant — plus cooking school, plus event space — has been going strong since, sticking strong to its mission to support local farmers in every season.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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And yet, hiring a college coach to manage means sticking your neck out in a way that no top baseball executive ever has.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Jabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jabbing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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