knifing

NY-fing/ˈnaɪfɪŋ/

2 meanings of knifing

1
nouncountable
A violent attack in which someone is hurt or killed by being stabbed with a knife.
The knifing outside the club left two people badly hurt.
Police arrested a teenager after a knifing on the train.
Similarstabbing
2
verb
Present participle of knife. Use this form for the action happening now or for the act itself.
Witnesses saw him knifing another man outside the bar.
Knifing someone in a fight can send you to prison for years.
Note

knifing is a form of knife

knife, verb: To hurt or kill someone by stabbing or cutting them with a knife. Full entry

Forms: knifeknifes he/she/itknifing -ing formknifed past tense, past participle
Spelling: knife → knifing: drop the e, add -ing

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