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Examples of jabbing
jabbing
Finnegan set off the brawl by jabbing at Johnson's neck and face mask at the line.
From the kansas.com
Birk says he tore his microphone off after it came loose and was jabbing his neck.
From the stltoday.com
The title track is built on jabbing synth strings and a military drum cadence.
From the online.wsj.com
Before any flapping and jabbing begins, however, the males often hoot at each other.
From the foxnews.com
Jabbing, up on his toes, he looks at ease, but to him there are better places to be.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Chimpanzees, for example, get at termites by jabbing their nests with twigs.
From the time.com
The taste of chocolate might bring on a prickly feeling, of pins jabbing into flesh.
From the newscientist.com
I am up in an instant, running across to cameraman Tom, jabbing him awake.
From the guardian.co.uk
The fact that James kept jabbing Cleveland in the ribs triggered the anger, of course.
From the ocregister.com
- A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
- Poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
- A quick short straight punch
- Strike or punch with quick and short blows
- Dig: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
- Stab: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
- A jab is one of the four main punches used in boxing. Several variations of the jab exist, but every jab shares these characteristics: while in a boxing stance, the lead fist is thrown straight ahead and the arm is fully extended. ...
- JAB was an Australian punk rock band formed in Adelaide in 1976, with Bohdan X (Bodhan Kubiakowski), often referred to simply as Bohdan, on guitar and vocals; Ash Wednesday playing bass guitar, synthesizer and tapes, and; Johnny Crash (Janis Friedenfelds) on drums and vocals. ...
- A quick stab or blow; , a short straight punch (wikipedia:Jab); A medical injection; In American English, the word jab is also used when someone is bothering someone else, what is commonly known as verbal jabs. "Don't throw jabs at me" and "Quit jabbing!" are popular sayings. ...
