"Pricked" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Pressed or pierced lightly, typically with a pointed instrument.
She pricked the balloon with a pin to see if it would hold air.
He pricked her thumb with a needle while sewing the quilt.
The thorny rose bush had pricked my fingers as I reached out to touch it.
She was pricked on the elbow by a branch of the tree branch as she ran through the woods.
The snake's venom pricked the old man's skin as he handled it carelessly.