pricking

prick

P0553400 (prĭk)n.1. a. The act of piercing or pricking.b. The sensation of being pierced or pricked.2. a. A persistent or sharply painful feeling of sorrow or remorse.b. A small, sharp, local pain, such as that made by a needle or bee sting.3. A small mark or puncture made by a pointed object.4. A pointed object, such as an ice pick, goad, or thorn.5. Chiefly British A hare's track or footprint.6. Vulgar Slang A penis.7. Vulgar Slang A person considered to be mean or contemptible, especially a man.v. pricked, prick·ing, pricks v.tr.1. a. To puncture lightly.b. To make (a hole) by puncturing something.2. To spur (a horse).3. To affect with a mental or emotional pang, as of sorrow or remorse: criticism that pricked his conscience.4. To impel as if with a spur; stimulate or provoke.5. To mark or delineate on a surface by means of small punctures: prick a pattern on a board.6. To pierce the quick of (a horse's hoof) while shoeing.7. To transplant (seedlings, for example) before final planting.8. To cause to stand erect or point upward: The dogs pricked their ears.v.intr.1. To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.2. To feel a pang or twinge from being pricked.3. a. To spur a horse on.b. To ride at a gallop.4. To stand erect; point upward: The dog's ears pricked at the noise.Phrasal Verb: prick off Nautical To measure with dividers on a chart.Idiom: prick up (one's) ears To listen with attentive interest.

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[Middle English, from Old English prica, puncture.]

pricking

(ˈprɪkɪŋ) nthe act or an instance of feeling a sharp emotion

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Noun

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pricking - the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"prickpuncture - the act of puncturing or perforating

Translations

prickelndpunturapunzecchiatura