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Piercing vs Stabbing - What's the difference?

piercing | stabbing |

As verbs the difference between piercing and stabbing

is that piercing is present participle of lang=en while stabbing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between piercing and stabbing

is that piercing is the action of the verb to piercestabbing is an incident in which a person is stabbed.

As adjectives the difference between piercing and stabbing

is that piercing is anything or anyone that pierces while stabbing is sharp, intense.

piercing

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to pierce
  • A hole made in the body so that jewellery/jewelry can be worn through it
  • ear piercing
  • The jewelry itself
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Anything or anyone that pierces.
  • piercing eyes
    The piercing noise of the children could be heard two blocks from the elementary school.

    stabbing

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of pain) sharp, intense
  • Too much running gives me a stabbing pain in the chest.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An incident in which a person is stabbed.
  • A stabbing took place in the alley last night.
    The hospital receives many victims of stabbings .

    Verb

    (head)