pricking
The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp pointThe act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
The prickings of thorns
the act of puncturing with a small point
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A sensation that pricks, or causes sharp emotional pain.
the prickings of conscience
(countable, uncountable)The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A nicking.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)The tracking of a hare by its footprints.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Dressing oneself for show; prinking.
Forms
plural: prickingsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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