pricked Synonyms
pricked Meaning
pricked
to affect with anguish, grief, or remorse, a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow, an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked, a slight sharply localized discomfort, to remove (a young seedling) from the seedbed to another suitable for further growth, to become directed upward, to feel discomfort as if from being pricked, a spiteful or contemptible man often having some authority, a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument, the sensation of being pricked, to point forward or upward, thrust, to ride, guide, or urge on with or as if with spurs, something sharp or pointed, to mark, distinguish, or note by means of a small mark, to cause to be or stand erect, a mark or small wound made by a pointed instrument, to trace or outline with punctures, to urge a horse with the spur, to have or cause a feeling of or as if of being pricked, an instance of pricking, to listen intently, a pointed instrument or weapon, to ride fast, to prick something or cause a pricking sensation, penis, a sharp projecting organ or part, to pierce slightly with a sharp point
pricked Sentence Examples
- The sharp thorn pricked her finger, drawing a drop of blood.
- The cactus's spines pricked her skin, causing a painful sensation.
- The needle pricked her vein as the doctor drew blood for analysis.
- The paperclip pricked her thumb, leaving a tiny puncture wound.
- She accidentally pricked her lip with the prongs of a fork.
- The bee sting pricked her ankle, releasing a venomous substance.
- The dog's sharp tooth pricked her leg when she tried to pet it.
- The broken glass pricked her foot, causing it to bleed.
- The injection pricked her arm, delivering the vaccine into her bloodstream.
- The pins pricked her fabric as she pinned the pattern to the cloth.
FAQs About the word pricked
to affect with anguish, grief, or remorse, a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow, an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked,
perforated, holed,punctured, tapped, riddled, poked, prickled, tickled, bored, punched
No antonyms found.
The sharp thorn pricked her finger, drawing a drop of blood.
The cactus's spines pricked her skin, causing a painful sensation.
The needle pricked her vein as the doctor drew blood for analysis.
The paperclip pricked her thumb, leaving a tiny puncture wound.
