PRICKING — Definition of PRICKING
verb
1
To pierce or puncture slightly.
John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood.
2
To form by piercing or puncturing.
to prick a pattern for embroidery
3
To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark.
4
To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
noun
1
The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
2
A sensation that pricks.
the prickings of conscience
3
The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
4
A nicking.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prick
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