Definition of Jabbing

1. Noun. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow). "He made a thrusting motion with his fist"

Exact synonyms: Jab, Poke, Poking, Thrust, Thrusting
Generic synonyms: Gesture
Derivative terms: Jab, Jab, Poke, Poke, Poke, Thrust, Thrust

Definition of Jabbing

1. Verb. (present participle of jab) ¹

2. Noun. A motion or gesture that jabs; a jab. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jabbing

1. jab [v] - See also: jab

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jabbing

jabbered
jabberer
jabberers
jabberfest
jabberfests
jabbering
jabberingly
jabberings
jabberment
jabbernowl
jabbernowls
jabbers
jabberwockies
jabberwocky
jabbery
jabbing (current term)
jabbingly
jabbings
jabble
jabbled
jabbles
jabbling
jabby
jabers
jabiru
jabirus
jaboncillo
jaborandi
jaborandis
jaborine

Literary usage of Jabbing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1894)
"However, I began jabbing my handspike, for all I was worth, into the unprotected ... All I could do was to keep on jabbing, as close to the neck as I could, ..."

2. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1888)
"... greasy-looking man wandering about the space between time engines mmd the rear end of the boilers, jabbing now and then with a broom-handle (which lmad ..."

3. The Children of the Cold by Frederick Schwatka (1899)
"they all begin jabbing at the holes. Finally, some lucky fellow succeeds in thrusting the point of his stick, spear, or ramrod through one of the holes, ..."

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