Crossword clues for knifing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Knifing
Knife \Knife\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knifed; p. pr. & vb. n. Knifing.]
(Hort.) To prune with the knife.
To cut or stab with a knife. [Low]
Fig.: To stab in the back; to try to defeat by underhand means, esp. in politics; to vote or work secretly against (a candidate of one's own party). [Slang, U. S.]
Wiktionary
knifing
n. An instance of stabbing with a knife. vb. (present participle of knife English)
Usage examples of "knifing".
There were knifings, and one attempt at poisoning, before the harem-mistresses and the castrates managed to reassert a measure of control.
On either side of the street Jennifer saw a parade of clubbings, knifings, shootings.
These sporting events are usually accompanied by fights, knifings and the throwing of petrol bombs.