pinpricking Synonyms
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Strong:
- transpiercing
- piking
- riddling
- jabbing
- stabbing
- perforating
- cutting
- spitting
- knifing
- bayonetting
- running-through
- quilling
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pinpricking Meaning
pinpricking
to administer pinpricks, a small but unpleasant sensation, a small puncture made by or as if by a pin, a petty irritation or annoyance, to administer pinpricks to
pinpricking Sentence Examples
- The pinpricking pain in her foot made it nearly impossible to walk.
- The pinpricking sensation on her scalp indicated the onset of a migraine.
- The doctor used a pinprick to test the patient's reflexes.
- The newborn baby's pinpricking cry could be heard throughout the hospital.
- The child's constant pinpricking and fidgeting drove his teacher to distraction.
- The artist's pointillist painting featured countless pinpricking dots of color.
- The tiny pinpricking lights of the stars illuminated the night sky.
- The pinpricking pain from the insect bite lasted for several hours.
- The pinpricking thorns of the rose bush forced her to handle it with caution.
- The pinpricking sensation in her lips was an early sign of an allergic reaction.
FAQs About the word pinpricking
to administer pinpricks, a small but unpleasant sensation, a small puncture made by or as if by a pin, a petty irritation or annoyance, to administer pinpricks
gimleting,thrusting, dirking, pricking, pronging, poking, slicing, poniarding, punching, bayoneting
No antonyms found.
The pinpricking pain in her foot made it nearly impossible to walk.
The pinpricking sensation on her scalp indicated the onset of a migraine.
The doctor used a pinprick to test the patient's reflexes.
The newborn baby's pinpricking cry could be heard throughout the hospital.
