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1. pricking (Noun)

1 synonym
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. prick 3.98 5 letters 116 synonyms
1 definition
pricking (Noun) —   The act of puncturing with a small point
1 type of
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. puncture 8 letters 63 synonyms

2. pricking (Verb)

7 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. biting 5.89 6 letters 76 synonyms
2. cocking up 0.35 9 letters 0 synonyms
3. goading 0.18 7 letters 8 synonyms
4. pricking up 0.17 10 letters 0 synonyms
5. prickling 0.05 9 letters 3 synonyms
6. stinging 1.17 8 letters 42 synonyms
7. twinging 0 8 letters 0 synonyms
7 definitions
pricking (Verb) —   Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn 1 example
1. ex. "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
pricking (Verb) —   Cause a stinging pain 1 example
1. ex. "The needle pricked his skin"
pricking (Verb) —   Raise 1 example
1. ex. "The dog pricked up his ears"
pricking (Verb) —   Stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
pricking (Verb) —   Cause a prickling sensation
pricking (Verb) —   To cause a sharp emotional pain 1 example
1. ex. "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"
pricking (Verb) —   Deliver a sting to
16 types of
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. aching 6 letters 15 synonyms
2. arousing 8 letters 0 synonyms
3. eliciting 9 letters 0 synonyms
4. enkindling 10 letters 0 synonyms
5. erecting 8 letters 11 synonyms
6. evoking 7 letters 0 synonyms
7. firing 6 letters 52 synonyms
8. hurting 7 letters 22 synonyms
9. jabbing 7 letters 8 synonyms
10. kindling 8 letters 25 synonyms
11. piercing 8 letters 38 synonyms
12. provoking 9 letters 45 synonyms
13. raising 7 letters 47 synonyms
14. rearing 7 letters 16 synonyms
15. stabbing 8 letters 12 synonyms
16. suffering 9 letters 85 synonyms
1 type
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. needling 8 letters 0 synonyms
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prick, biting, cocking up, goading, pricking up, prickling, en.synonym.one, stinging, twinging.
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