He had almost caught her off guard, with his jabbing, reproach-filled question.

Then there was a sharp jabbing to the ribs and a punch in the lower back.

The jabbing turned into a more thoughtful drumming of the fingers.

I ignored my jabbing thought to ask, "You said run away, or possibly taken.

That time you wore me down with your dancing around and long-range jabbing.

When the darkness lifted once more, the jabbing of the needles seemed less intense, nearly gone from his face.

So much more stylish than that irate finger jabbing of Jack's.

I felt the jabbing again in my chest.

In another few seconds it had turned painful, like the jabbing of a needle in both ears.

Over his heart came a familiar jabbing.

The jabbing of her tooth was so painful that she had to smother an exclamation.

The jabbing and the smashing and the clubbing went on for another minute or so.

The most shocking pain was the least acute: a quick jabbing in her right thigh, sharp but short-lived pressure.

Derek nodded curtly and released Ashford, but he did some finger jabbing of his own.

I pleaded to the two fuzzy figures leaning over us as I tried to hold my breath to stop the jabbing.

He began to crawl through the grass, trying to ignore the jabbing of the rocks and the difficulty of carrying his staff.

He made a noncommittal sound in response lo my not-so-subtle jabbing, but still continued on with shucking his clothes.

Some of the jabbing can be unkind, even cruel, but there is an underlying sense of affection for the whole crazy lot.

He explained that it was in the context of the sarcasm and the jabbing that goes on in the clubhouse.

The boy grabbed him like a stone, unmindful of the jabbing, diving beak that was taking the flesh from his wrist in ribbons.

It was worse, far worse this time, because she was expecting the pain, the discomfort, the sharp jabbing of the stones.

"Just friendly jabbing," Taylor said.

Then came Steinbrenner's jabbing.

This was, of course, accompanied by violent jabbing of forefinger on aquiline bridge of nose.

During the fight, Wright pressed his will early on and discouraged Mosley with his size, effective jabbing and defense.

Well, on that and taking an easy jab at her friend.

Why is the jab being considered for just young men?

The jab will be important, but at some point he'll have to fight him as well.

I had to take a light jab at this article.

"Once I find him with the jab, it'll open the door for everything else."

He was able to land a double jab at one point.

He came on again, right into a short, powerful jab.

The difference is that your hand's in position to catch the jab.

He decided to clip me with a short left jab.

Just a tiny jab, only enough to break the skin.

I encouraged my daughter to have the jab, which she has done.

And you react so quickly to the least little jab.

All he wanted to do was stir up their interest before the final jab.

Still, every move brought a jab of pain from somewhere in my body.

You want that first hit to be like a boxer with a jab.

This little jab in the ego is just what I need.

Another area sports team took a jab at the incident as well.

Not bad, for the price of a jab from a kitchen knife.

What came was nothing, followed by a short sharp jab of fear.

Then, throw your right hand to the same spot as the jab.

That was the moment for a jab from the other flank.

He also took a jab at the drug industry, calling it "out of control."

But I'm going to be throwing the jab, the right hand, the left, everything.

The word jab was first used in 1825, to mean "to thrust with a point."

He also needs to put some starch in his jab.

"Jab it in the leg, then.