pricking

pricking is a 8-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Prick. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 21 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Prick
2. noun. The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
3. noun. The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
4. noun. Same as Nicking.
5. noun. A sensation of being pricked.
6. noun. The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.
7. noun. Dressing one's self for show; prinking.
8. noun. the act of puncturing with a small point

   "he gave the balloon a small prick"

   Synonyms: prick

Synonyms

prick

Common word forms

prick, prickings, prickingly

Words from these letters

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