Definition of pricking

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Pricking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pric.

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Pricking :: Pricking (n.) Dressing one's self for show; prinking.
Acupuncture :: Acupuncture (n.) Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark; -- sometimes with off.
Prick :: Prick (v.) The act of pricking, or the sensation of being pricked; a sharp, stinging pain; figuratively, remorse..
Tingle :: Tingle (v. i.) To have, or to cause, a sharp, thrilling sensation, or a slight pricking sensation..
Tattoo :: Tattoo (v. t.) To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out..
Thistly :: Thistly (a.) Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp; pricking.
Poignant :: Poignant (a.) Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent.
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice..
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) A sensation of being pricked.
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks..
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) Same as Nicking.
Prod :: Prod (n.) A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc..
Scratch Coat :: Scratch coat () The first coat in plastering; -- called also scratchwork. See Pricking-up.
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste..
Punction :: Punction (n.) A puncturing, or pricking; a puncture..
Three-coat :: Three-coat (a.) Having or consisting of three coats; -- applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat; or, as called in the United States, a scratch coat, browning, and finishing coat..
Compunction :: Compunction (n.) A pricking; stimulation.
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