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
  • For all of what Russell is and has been, Monday was possibly his most self-aware, poking fun at his frequent stints on the trade block, owning his supreme confidence on the offensive end and his struggles on the other side of the court.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Spirit Halloween is hitting back at Saturday Night Live, who aired a sketch poking fun at the costume store.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of poking
Adjective
  • Brown is dealing with a nagging hip flexor issue, and he is set to have a second MRI for the injury.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Advertisement The only nagging drawback to Morris’ otherwise crisp and chilling indictment is, unfortunately, not a small one: an interspersed narrative made with actors, centered on a Guatemalan mother and son making their way into the U.S. and caught in the separation system.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 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
  • Blaring guitars and clashing drums are paired, and piercing synths turn up the volume on Gartland’s alt-pop, making for a dynamic project exploring the inherent chaos of romance.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2024
  • With Bose’s 60th Anniversary Diamond Edition ones especially, the white is piercing and not difficult to spot.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of piercing
Verb
  • Facebook / East Haven Police Department A man has been arrested after allegedly punching a pregnant woman and biting a medic’s hand in a violent carjacking attempt at a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru in Connecticut, police said.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • When the victim refused, Rodriguez began punching her.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of punching
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pricking

pricking up one's ears

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