1
as in puncture
a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument
the immunization shot left a prick on my arm that turned into a bruise
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as in tingle
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
she felt a sharp prick when the nurse gave her the shot
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Recent Examples of prick
Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
That was especially ripe to be pricked at a moment that is seeing the swearing-in of a new administration that has not exactly placed the protection of women’s rights or LGBTQ+ freedoms at the forefront of its agenda.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
For now at least, these people are stuck with pricking their fingers multiple times a day to get glucose measurements from their blood.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2018
Risk-takers were viewed as highly neurotic and susceptible to ads that pricked their fears, Cambridge records show.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Ears pricked up when Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta delivered an unexpected compliment to the Chelsea side his team had just comfortably kept a clean sheet against.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
That was especially ripe to be pricked at a moment that is seeing the swearing-in of a new administration that has not exactly placed the protection of women’s rights or LGBTQ+ freedoms at the forefront of its agenda.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
For now at least, these people are stuck with pricking their fingers multiple times a day to get glucose measurements from their blood.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2018
Risk-takers were viewed as highly neurotic and susceptible to ads that pricked their fears, Cambridge records show.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prick
Noun
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The camera pans over his back, revealing multiple deep puncture wounds.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
2 May 2025
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The eagle struck her scalp with its powerful talons, causing several puncture wounds that required medical attention.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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The product glides on smooth like butter and leaves behind a faint cooling tingle.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
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That tingle of anxiety will become an old friend, and the feeling of having triumphed over fear will become equally familiar, if not more familiar, than the fear itself.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But while Thomas holed his 21-foot putt for birdie, Novak failed to do the same with the 31-foot putt in front of him, giving his rival his first title in three years.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Dunkin' fans will also notice a bold new energy drink, a whimsical cotton candy donut, and blueberry donut holes.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Many people with babesiosis don’t feel sick or have symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but some may experience flu-like symptoms such as a fever, chills, sweating, body aches, appetite loss, nausea or fatigue.—
Natalie Jones,
Baltimore Sun,
30 May 2025
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Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headaches, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
Verb
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The darkly satirical movie is set on a long-haul flight between England and Australia where the entertainment system fails, and passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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During a recent cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump’s then national security adviser, Mike Waltz, must have been bored.—
Micah Lee,
Wired News,
18 May 2025
Noun
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And yet the extent of the common language for emotional and physical pain is itself remarkable: crushing sadness, pangs of guilt, wrenching news, the need for something to kill the pain.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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And just as suddenly as that dream was about to begin, the pang in Carr’s gut was growing more undeniable.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Nottingham Forest’s more nervous fans might be feeling a familiar prickling sensation in the back of their minds.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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This endless, headlong energy can produce a caffeinated buzz that rises to the brain on little prickling bubbles of enjoyment.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Winant crystallizes this idea of crossing a indescribable threshold through her discussion and analysis of masochism, an intrinsic component of athletic practice that intertwines physical pleasure with pain.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Coach Cheryl Reeve said pregame that Collier’s pain wasn’t from anything that happened in a recent game.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2025
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“Prick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prick. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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