pricked

verb

Definition of prickednext
past tense of prick
as in punctured

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pricked
  1. pierced
  2. poked
  3. punched
  4. bored
Verb
  • But then the high-pitched whooshing of CAS pierced the air, and the arriving bird pelted the ground below with missile after missile, plus thousands of rail gun rounds, until the threat had been thoroughly neutralized.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The artwork shows a stainless-steel bull pierced with red arrows.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of pierced
Verb
  • Throughout the special, the comedian poked fun at the uncomfortable parts of recovery — from full-body baths to grueling physical therapy — with irreverent charm.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Putting them all together, there will be internal frustrations that come to the surface when we are being poked by something minor.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of poked
Verb
  • Police said the suspects punched and kicked the 17-year-old male following a verbal dispute.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In Nickel, sucker-punched and knocked out by a bigger kid, Elwood receives the same standard and brutal punishment as his assailant.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of punched
Verb
  • These consumers are bored with sameness, have been largely ignored by the current luxury market, and possess the disposable income and taste to demand something different.
    Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • These consumers are bored with sameness, have been largely ignored by the current luxury market, and possess the disposable income and taste to demand something different.
    Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of bored
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