pricking

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Synonyms: prickling, picking, tricking, fricking, pricing, bricking, cricking, prinking, ricking, frisking, licking

Antonyms: prickling, picking, tricking, fricking, pricing, bricking, cricking, prinking, ricking, frisking, licking

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|prick||ing-form}}

Adjective

1. That pricks; [[pricky]]

Noun

1. The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} A sensation that pricks, or causes sharp emotional pain.
3. The driving of a [[nail]] into a [[horse]]'s [[foot]] so as to produce [[lameness]].
4. {{lb|en|mining|archaic}} A [[nicking]].
5. {{lb|en|hunting|archaic}} The [[track|tracking]] of a hare by its [[footprint]]s.
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{rfv-sense|en}} Dressing oneself for [[show]]; [[prink]]ing.

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