What is another word for pricking?

Pronunciation: [pɹˈɪkɪŋ] (IPA)

Synonyms for "pricking" include piercing, stabbing, jabbing, puncturing, goading, prodding, pricking, tingling, itching, and tickling. These words all refer to a sensation of discomfort or irritation, often caused by something sharp or pointed. They can also be used metaphorically to describe a feeling of emotional or mental discomfort, such as "a pricking of conscience" or "a prickly sense of anxiety". Whether used literally or figuratively, these synonyms for "pricking" convey a sense of discomfort or unease, and can help to add depth and nuance to your writing or conversation.

Synonyms for Pricking:

What are the hypernyms for Pricking?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Pricking?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for pricking (as nouns)

Usage examples for Pricking

Venables stayed a little longer, and examined the ceiling, and discovered incidentally that the Crevequers-probably by the sheer insane futility of their stammering flow-had the power of pricking him at all points to sudden laughter.
"The Furnace"
Rose Macaulay
They had left Santa Caterina ten years ago; a sudden pricking of duty had come to the hermit of the red house; his obedience to it had, as Mrs. Venables said, cost him his life shortly afterwards.
"The Furnace"
Rose Macaulay
Her conscience was pricking her.
"Girls of the Forest"
L. T. Meade

Famous quotes with Pricking

  • If Love be rough with you, be rough with Love, prick Love for pricking, and you beat Love down.
    William Shakespeare
  • There is nothing finer in the world than the telling of tales. Split atoms if you wish, but splitting an infinitive—and getting away with it—is far nobler. Lance boils if you wish, but pricking pretensions is often cleaner and always more fun.
    Greg Bear
  • A Gentle Knight was pricking on the plaine.
    Edmund Spenser

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