Pricking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɹɪkɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Pricking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of prick.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of prick.
More Meanings
- The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
- (figurative) A sensation that pricks, or causes sharp emotional pain.
- The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
- (mining) A nicking.
- The act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.
- (obsolete) Dressing oneself for show; prinking.
Example Sentences
The prickings of thorns
the prickings of conscience
No better material can be used than seggar or underclay prickings
THE pricking a horse has proved to be as useless an operation as it is simple, seldom or never having the desired effect; consequently the practice should be abolished
Word Forms
- prickings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slit, prickle, goad, scratch, shaft, twinge.
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