pricking in English dictionary

  • pricking

    Meanings and definitions of "pricking"

    • Present participle of prick.
    • noun
      The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
    • noun
      A sensation that pricks.
    • noun
      The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
    • noun
      (mining)
      A nicking.
    • noun
      The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick.
    • noun
      The act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Dressing oneself for show; prinking.
    • verb
      present participle of [i]prick[/i]
    • noun
      the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"

    Synonyms of "pricking" in English dictionary

    prick, puncture, prick are the top synonyms of "pricking" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of pricking

    • pricking (plural prickings)
  • Pricking

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