jabbing

jabbing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒæbɪŋ/

Verb

jabbing

1. present participle of jab

Noun

jabbing (plural jabbings)

1. A motion or gesture that jabs; a jab.
   • 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

     This […] evoked a new disorder — a tendency to sudden, tic-like jabbings and swattings in the air, as if she were fending off flies or mosquitoes.