Definitions for: Pricking


[n] the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"



Webster (1913) Definition: Prick"ing, n.
1. The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
``There is that speaketh like the prickings of a sword.''
--Prov. xii. 18 [1583].

2. (Far.)
(a) The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to
produce lameness.
(b) Same as Nicking.

3. A sensation of being pricked. --Shak.

4. The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also,
the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks. [Obs.]

5. Dressing one's self for show; prinking. [Obs.]

Synonyms: prick

See Also: puncture

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