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Noun jabbing has 1 sense

jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
--₁ is a kind of gesture

Derived form: verb jab₁

Verb jab has 3 senses

jab, prod, stab, poke, dig - poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
--₁ is one way to thrust

Derived forms: noun jab₃, noun jabbing₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
jab - strike or punch quick and short blows
--₂ is one way to strike

Derived forms: noun jab₂, noun jab₁
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to jab his opponent
stab, jab - stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
--₃ is one way to thrust
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody