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Stabbing vs Cutting - What's the difference?

stabbing | cutting |

As adjectives the difference between stabbing and cutting

is that stabbing is (of pain) sharp, intense while cutting is (not comparable) that is used for cutting.

As nouns the difference between stabbing and cutting

is that stabbing is an incident in which a person is stabbed while cutting is (countable|uncountable) the action of the verb to cut .

As verbs the difference between stabbing and cutting

is that stabbing is while cutting is .

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)
  • cutting

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

  • (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut .
  • How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
  • (countable) A section removed from the larger whole.
  • (countable) A newspaper clipping.
  • (countable) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
  • (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
  • The actor had to make his ''cutting'' shorter to fit the audition time.
  • (uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.
  • (uncountable) Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.
  • (countable) A narrow passage, dug for a road, railway or canal to go through.
  • *1876 , , Journey by Train :
  • *:WE flash across the level.
  • *:We thunder thro' the bridges.
  • *:We bicker down the cuttings .
  • *:We sway along the ridges.
  • Synonyms

    * (narrow passage for a transportation route) cut

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (not comparable) That is used for cutting.
  • I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
  • Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.
  • The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.