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Stinging vs Stabbing - What's the difference?

stinging | stabbing |

As adjectives the difference between stinging and stabbing

is that stinging is having the capacity to sting while stabbing is (of pain) sharp, intense.

As verbs the difference between stinging and stabbing

is that stinging is while stabbing is .

As nouns the difference between stinging and stabbing

is that stinging is the act by which someone receives a sting while stabbing is an incident in which a person is stabbed.

stinging

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the capacity to sting.
    • stinging nettles

    Verb

    (head)
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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which someone receives a sting.
    • the stingings of scorpions
    stingings of remorse

    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)