pricking

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of prick

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A sensation that pricks,or causes sharp emotional pain.
3. (countable, uncountable) The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
4. (countable, uncountable) A nicking.
5. (countable, uncountable) The act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.
6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Dressing oneself for show; prinking.

prick

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

stinging

prick

tasty

spicy

pungent

stabbing

hot

🥵

puncture

stab

piercing

striking

tingling

tingly

twinge

wounding

puncture wound

nygma

acrid

thorn damage

bitter

jab

pang

prickling

pushing

shot

stab wound

sting

stitch

Translations

puntura

piquant

amaro

saporito

sabor amargo

pikant

piccante

scharf

würzig

punzecchiatura

picante

sabroso

😋

picotant

pétillant

épicé

🥵

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɪkɪŋ/