wounding vs stabbing

wounding is a noun but stabbing is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wounding	Yes	Yes	No	No
stabbing	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, wounding and stabbing are synonyms defined as:

wounding and stabbing: causing physical or especially psychological injury

wounding (noun)	stabbing (noun)
the act of inflicting a wound

wounding (adjective)	stabbing (adjective)
causing physical or especially psychological injury	causing physical or especially psychological injury
	painful as if caused by a sharp instrument