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backstabbing

backstabbing is the present participle and gerund of backstab.

Meaning of backstab

Verb

backstab (third-person singular simple present backstabs, present participle backstabbing, simple past and past participle backstabbed)

  1. (transitive) To attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens.

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Noun

backstabbing (plural backstabbings)

  1. The act of one who backstabs.

Forms of backstabbing

pluralbackstabbings

Questions about backstabbing

What does backstabbing mean?
Backstabbing means the act of one who backstabs.
What is backstabbing the present participle and gerund of?
Backstabbing is the present participle and gerund of backstab.
What part of speech is backstabbing?
Backstabbing is a noun.
What is the plural of backstabbing?
The plural of backstabbing is backstabbings.

Words near backstabbing in the dictionary

  1. backstabbees
  2. backstabber
  3. backstabbers
  4. backstabbier
  5. backstabbiest
  6. backstabbing
  7. backstabbings
  8. backstabby
  9. backstabs
  10. backstaff
  11. backstaffs

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