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pricking.

That pricks; pricky

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɹɪkɪŋ/

  1. That pricks; pricky

    pricking pains
noun/ˈpɹɪkɪŋ/

  1. The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.

    countable · uncountable
    The prickings of thorns

  2. A sensation that pricks, or causes sharp emotional pain.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
    the prickings of conscience

  3. The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.

    countable · uncountable

  4. A nicking.

    archaic · countable · uncountable

  5. The tracking of a hare by its footprints.

    archaic · countable · uncountable

  6. Dressing oneself for show; prinking.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
verb/ˈpɹɪkɪŋ/

  1. present participle and gerund of prick

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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