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pricking

verb
/ˈpɹɪkɪŋ/

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of prick

  2. The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.

    • The prickings of thorns

  3. A sensation that pricks, or causes sharp emotional pain.

    • the prickings of conscience
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.

      • THE pricking a horse has proved to be as useless an operation as it is simple, seldom or never having the desired effect; consequently the practice should be abolished

    2. A nicking.

      • No better material can be used than seggar or underclay prickings

    3. The act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.

    4. Dressing oneself for show

      Dressing oneself for show; prinking.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA