pricking 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of prickingnext
as in stinging

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pricking

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verb

present participle of prick
as in prickling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pricking
  1. poking
  2. nagging
  3. burning
  4. piercing
  5. punching
Verb
  • Only two small wedges are visible, poking up through the ground at adjacent graves.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Take Kule’s for example—the red stripes would look so chic poking out from beneath a tonal knit or ladylike jacket.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of poking
Adjective
  • Butler has garnered a list of nagging injuries over the years that could present a challenge to a Lakers roster featuring two leaders in their thirties who have also collected laundry lists of injuries over the years.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The maturity of the record speaks to the growth that comes with age and wisdom — both are in their 50s — and the nagging discourse that hip-hop is a young person’s sport.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of nagging
Adjective
  • At private equity firm TPG, global head of human resources Anna Edwin poised one of the most burning questions for business leaders in thinking through their future talent strategies.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Social media star Hannah Neeleman and her husband Daniel Neeleman are answering fans' most burning question.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
Definition of burning
Verb
  • Surveillance camera video of the strike showed huge fireballs piercing the darkness and slamming into the ground at astonishing speed.
    Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • With its spire once again piercing the Parisian sky, Notre Dame is poised to reclaim its role as a global beacon of faith and art.
    THOMAS ADAMSON AND SYLVIE CORBET THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of piercing
Verb
  • Advertisement In 2022, a woman filed for a restraining order against Sweeting, accusing her of punching her repeatedly in the head and kicking her in the chest.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The machines offer the option for a purchaser to make a donation covering everything in the machine by punching the number 7 button three times, event organizers said.
    Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of punching
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pricking

pricking up one's ears

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