Crossword clues for jabbed
Wiktionary
vb. (en-pastjab)
WordNet
See jab
n. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" [syn: jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting]
a quick short straight punch
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" [syn: dig]
Usage examples of "jabbed".
Roberto said and jabbed the barrel, not savagely, just enough to make Fuchs lean forward tenderly.
The kid jabbed for time, for an opportunity to rethink the changing context.
The white guy jabbed a knife at her, the blade glinting ghostly pale in the rain-filtered streetlight.
She saw his eyes, narrow and vicious under a grimy fall of hair, as he jabbed the knife at her again.
I jumped out of the shadows, threw my left arm around his neck and jabbed the knife into his back, just enough for him to feel the cold steel.
He jabbed a long forefinger at the bell again just as the door opened.
They were armed with spears tipped with tapering stone points, and as they pursued the angry, frightened calf they jabbed at it again and again, barely penetrating its thick furry hide.
She jabbed a finger at Kruppe and the two marines to complete an all-encompassing gesture.
Quick Ben had used, jabbed into the moss before the squad mage, surrounding a bladder filled with water.
Then the double gates opened, and a machine pistol jabbed Miller in the kidney.
Warden jabbed at Armpit with her pitchfork, knocking him backward into the big hole.
He shaved off a few square inches of hair, jabbed in a local anaesthetic, cleaned and sutured the wound, covered it with a sticking plaster pad, and wished me good morning.