kniving meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

kniving

verb

/k(ə)ˈnaɪvɪŋ/

Etymology Likely a mishearing of the misconstrued word's pronunciation as kniving with a pronounced k, perhaps influenced by its semantic associations with backstabbing and knives.

Misconstruction Misconstruction of conniving.

If I had a^([sic]) Indian in the car and also a sealed bottle of whiskey or a sealed case of beer and a cop stops me on a routine check I would be charged with kniving which has several meanings like the intention of giving him a drink sooner or later.2006, Henry Pennier, Keith Thor Carlson, Kristina Rose Fagan, Call Me Hank, →ISBN, page 87:

kniving

adj

Etymology Likely a mishearing of the misconstrued word's pronunciation as kniving with a pronounced k, perhaps influenced by its semantic associations with backstabbing and knives.

Misconstruction Misconstruction of conniving.

When your so-called friends try to smear your name with their backstabbing and kniving games, look them straight in their eyes and say, I know who I am.2003, Carlton D. Bembry, If I Were a Card: The Things I Would Say, →ISBN, page 13:
It was enough that Frederich was a kniving back-stabber who was always working with ...2011, Tommy Anthony, Somewhere Along the Line, →ISBN:

1 more example

He did not share his Duke's kniving mind, nor lack of morals and he had a good friend aboard one of those boats back across the turbulent sea.2011, Juan Crazy, Succubus: Book 1 - Seven Hells, →ISBN, page 361: