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