Pricking Definition

prikiŋ
noun
The act or process of one that pricks.
Webster's New World
A prickly feeling.
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The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.

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(mining) A nicking.

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The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick.

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verb

Present participle of prick.

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Other Word Forms of Pricking

Noun

Singular:
pricking
Plural:
prickings

Pricking Sentence Examples

  • The borzois jumped up, jerking the rings of the leashes and pricking their ears.

  • The pricking out of seedlings in pots in the propagating pit is effected in a similar way.

  • This reminds me that Dr. Hale used to give a personal touch to his letters to me by pricking his signature in braille.

  • If this is done the soil will be fit for working in spring, and a pricking over with the fork will reduce it to a fine tilth, and will admit of the bulbs being planted promptly.

  • The kinds of stimuli that cause a pain response on the skin include pricking, cutting, crushing, burning, and freezing.

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