Pinprick
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pinprick is a noun meaning An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
Meaning
An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
More Meanings
- A mildly annoying wound or damage.
- A very tiny dot.
- (transitive) To produce a jabbing sensation, like a pinprick, in.
- (transitive) To puncture with a tiny hole or holes.
Example Sentences
The stars were pinpricks of light in a clear night sky.
The water pinpricked her face as she stepped into the shower.
He had always had to repress the urge to pinprick her enthusiasms.
By now it was dark, velvety dark with a moon, a darkness pinpricked by the lights from the landing place now drawing rapidly closer.
Word Forms
- pinpricks
- pin-prick
- pinpricking
- pinpricked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pin-prick, point, fingerprick, pinpoint, punction, pin-point.
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