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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pricking

/ˈpɹɪkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
prick-ing
IPA
/ˈpɹɪkɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of prick

adj

That pricks; pricky

noun

The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sensation that pricks, or causes sharp emotional pain.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A nicking.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The tracking of a hare by its footprints.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Dressing oneself for show; prinking.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pricking (comparative) most pricking (superlative) prickings (plural)

Derived Forms

prickingly

Phrases

pricking at the belt pricking-up

Synonyms

prick

Rhymes With

picking kicking sticking clicking licking ticking tricking flicking fricking dicking bricking

Questions

How do you pronounce pricking?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɪkɪŋ/.
What does pricking mean?
present participle and gerund of prick

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