ALL meanings of pricking
prick·ing
P p - noun pricking a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like. 1
- noun pricking a sharp point; prickle. 1
- noun pricking the act of pricking: the prick of a needle. 1
- noun pricking the state or sensation of being pricked. 1
- noun pricking a sharp pain caused by or as if by being pricked; twinge. 1
- noun pricking the pointed end of a prickspur. 1
- noun pricking Slang: Vulgar. penis. an obnoxious or contemptible person. 1
- noun pricking Archaic. a goad for oxen. 1
- noun pricking Obsolete. a small or minute mark, a dot, or a point. 1
- noun pricking Obsolete. any pointed instrument or weapon. 1
- verb with object pricking to pierce with a sharp point; puncture. 1
- verb with object pricking to affect with sharp pain, as from piercing. 1
- verb with object pricking to cause sharp mental pain to; sting, as with remorse, anger, etc.: His conscience pricked him. 1
- verb with object pricking to urge on with or as if with a goad or spur: My duty pricks me on. 1
- verb with object pricking to mark (a surface) with pricks or dots in tracing something. 1
- verb with object pricking to mark or trace (something) on a surface by pricks or dots. 1
- verb with object pricking to cause to stand erect or point upward (usually followed by up): The dog pricked his ears at the sound of the bell. 1
- verb with object pricking Farriery. to lame (a horse) by driving a nail improperly into its hoof. to nick: to prick a horse's tail. 1
- verb with object pricking to measure (distance, the size of an area, etc.) on a chart with dividers (usually followed by off). 1
- verb with object pricking Horticulture. to transplant (a seedling) into a container that provides more room for growth (usually followed by out or off). 1
- verb without object pricking to perform the action of piercing or puncturing something. 1
- verb without object pricking to have a sensation of being pricked. 1
- verb without object pricking to spur or urge a horse on; ride rapidly. 1
- verb without object pricking to rise erect or point upward, as the ears of an animal (usually followed by up). 1
- idioms pricking kick against the pricks, to resist incontestable facts or authority; protest uselessly: In appealing the case again, you will just be kicking against the pricks. 1
- idioms pricking prick up one's ears, to become very alert; listen attentively: The reporter pricked up his ears at the prospect of a scoop. 1
- noun pricking the act or an instance of feeling a sharp emotion 0
- noun pricking the act or process of one that pricks 0
- noun pricking a prickly feeling 0