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How to pronounce “stab”

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Pronunciation guide for stab

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of stab with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The birds and the bees are just the beginningthat they literally stab into the female,
Definition summary: An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.

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The birds and the bees are just the beginning

that they literally stab into the female,

[Noun]
An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
A wound made by stabbing.
Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
(informal) An attempt.
Criticism.
(music) A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
[Verb]
(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
(transitive) To thrust in a stabbing motion.
(intransitive) To recklessly hit with the tip of a (usually pointed) object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
(intransitive) To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
(transitive, figurative) To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
(transitive) To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
(transitive) To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.
(transitive, oil industry) To guide the end of a pipe into a coupling when making up a connection.