SkyfireDict

pricking   (TTS Sound)

The noun pricking has 1 sense

• prick, pricking -- (the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick")

The verb prick has 7 senses

• prickle, prick -- (make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample")


• prick, sting, twinge -- (cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin")


• prick up, prick, cock up -- (raise; "The dog pricked up his ears")


• goad, prick -- (stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick)


• prickle, prick -- (cause a prickling sensation)


• prick -- (to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience")


• sting, bite, prick -- (deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday")