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  • Jabbing jokes—Telling embarrassing stories with the intent of hurting the subject of the joke.

    Surviving in an Angry World Charles F. Stanley 2010

  • Jabbing Sammy the Seal in the Ribcage with a stiff finger

    Jabbing Sammy the Seal in the Ribcage with a stiff finger rabid1st 2008

  • Jabbing his finger in the air, the Iranian leader accused the United States and other nuclear states of manipulating the international arms-control system to preserve their nuclear privileges and to keep others from getting peaceful energy.

    Obama administration discloses size of U.S. nuclear arsenal 2010

  • Jabbing his finger toward the spot where he'd seen it, he'd gun the engine to get our lures ahead of the fish.

    Baja: Fishing's Final Frontier 2008

  • Jabbing his finger at the camera as he speaks of his devotion to Osama Bin Laden, this is one of the Muslim men accused of plotting to blow passenger jets out of the skies over the Atlantic.

    Archive 2008-04-01 FIDO The Dog 2008

  • Jabbing at the board for emphasis, he said, "These are the guys that are letting us down."

    Archive 2008-05-01 James Mirtle 2008

  • "Jabbing even once a week is sheer nonsense," says Dr. Gabriel Bialy of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

    If You Don't Like Implants... 2008

  • Jabbing a red-tipped pointer at his color-coded maps, talking lucidly, quickly ( "Next chart, please"), he disposed of Saddam as easily on the air as he had done on the field of battle.

    A Soldier Of Conscience 2008

  • Jabbing the M4 through his broken window, Harvath ignored the rounds coming at him from the Nissan and depressed his trigger.

    The Last Patriot Brad Thor 2008

  • Jabbing one of his seat-arm controls with his thumb, Kirk said, Bridge to engineering.

    Harbinger DAVID MACK 2005

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