pricking

Plural: prickings

Noun

• A sharp, stinging sensation or the act of piercing.
• the act of puncturing with a small point
• The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
• A sensation that pricks,or causes sharp emotional pain.
• The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
• A nicking.
• The act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.
• Dressing oneself for show; prinking.

Verb

• make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
• cause a stinging pain
• raise
• stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
• cause a prickling sensation
• to cause a sharp emotional pain
• deliver a sting to
• present participle and gerund of prick

Examples

• A PRICKING sensation of regret hit him after he realized the bingo he missed.
• the prickings of conscience
• The prickings of thorns

Synonyms

bite, cock up, goad, prick, prick up, prickle, sting, twinge