knifing

Meaning

1. To cut with a knife.
2. To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
3. To cut through as if with a knife.
4. To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
5. To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate. compare cut
6. An instance of stabbing with a knife.

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data