"Pricking" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Pricking" Meaning

The word "pricking" has several meanings depending on the context. Here are a few:

1. The act of making a small hole or holes in something, especially with a needle or pin.
Example: "She began pricking the balloon to let the air out."

2. A painful or sharp blow or thrust, especially with the fingers or a needle.
Example: "The child got a pricking pain in her finger."

3. To note or mark something, especially with a number or symbol.
Example: "She pricked the cards to keep track of the scores."

4. To cause or produce a feeling of pleasure, enjoyment, or excitement.
Example: "The music pricked up their spirits."

5. A sharp, stabbing feeling or pain, especially a numbness in the skin caused by frostbite.

In botanical contexts, a pricking is also the process of transplanting seedlings into pots or small tubes to grow them on before planting outdoors.

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"Pricking" Examples

Verb

The gardener carefully pricked her finger with the thorn while watering the roses.
As she threaded the needle, her fingers expertly pricked the delicate material to prevent it from fraying.
The sky grew darkened during the storm, and Jack pricked up his ears to hear the thunder rumble from afar.
While the bricklayer was constructing the house, a small mistake caused the laborer to prick his finger on a shard of brick.
Prick up your ears and listen to the audiobook narrator read the next chapter.