knifing

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/ˈnaɪfɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To cut with a knife.
To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
To cut through as if with a knife.
To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.

noun

An instance of stabbing with a knife.“There was a knifing outside that club last night.”

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Synonyms

stab tongue jack knifery stabbing knifeplay knifecrime knifework stilettoing killing knifecraft downstab bayoneting knife crime stab wound staking

Rhymes

fifing knife hung life hung wife hung

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