Jabbing
Pronunciation of Jabbing
/d͡ʒˈabɪŋ/, /dʒˈabɪŋ/, /dʒ_ˈa_b_ɪ_ŋ/
Synonyms for jabbing:
jabbing (noun)
poke, jab, thrust, thrusting, poking.
Other synonyms and related words:
dawdler, trailer, biff, laggard, knife thrust, stab, drive, push, lick, sack, lagger, dig, garget, paper bag, punch, pigeon berry, carrier bag, driving force.
Usage examples for jabbing:
- He kept jabbing with his whip handle. - "Joan of Arc of the North Woods", Holman Day.
- He kept jabbing the air with its noise. - "In a Little Town", Rupert Hughes.
- Then the sea breeze rose and swept the sky and ocean till they were one and the same blue, the blue that comes highest at Tiffany's; and little puffs of shore birds came in on the breeze and began to run up and down on the beach, jabbing their bills into the damp sand and flapping their little wings. - "IT and Other Stories", Gouverneur Morris.