The long spines of Acanthaster planci are capable of pricking and stinging humans, inflicting great pain that can last up to hours.
Nasha felt the pricking that signaled the beginning of tears in her expressive eyes.
Somewhere in the place that his consciousness was floating away from, he could feel a slight pricking in his arm.
Patterns of pricking in surviving parchments can reveal whether the lace produced from them was intended for personal or commercial use.
Egg pricking is the most humane way to control the Canada goose population, but the danger around Heathrow is judged to be sufficient to warrant going further and initiating a cull.
Definition of pricking in US English:
pricking
nounˈprɪkɪŋˈprikiNG
See prick
Example sentencesExamples
Somewhere in the place that his consciousness was floating away from, he could feel a slight pricking in his arm.
Egg pricking is the most humane way to control the Canada goose population, but the danger around Heathrow is judged to be sufficient to warrant going further and initiating a cull.
Nasha felt the pricking that signaled the beginning of tears in her expressive eyes.
The long spines of Acanthaster planci are capable of pricking and stinging humans, inflicting great pain that can last up to hours.
Patterns of pricking in surviving parchments can reveal whether the lace produced from them was intended for personal or commercial use.