pricking
Definitions
Noun
- The act of puncturing with a small point
Verb
- Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
- Cause a stinging pain
- Raise
- Stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
- Cause a prickling sensation
- To cause a sharp emotional pain
- Deliver a sting to
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "pricking".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | picking | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | rocking | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | pricing | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | trickling | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | picketing | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | priming | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | pickering | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | ticking | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | risking | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | racking | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | pickins | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | tricking | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | pricings | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | pickling | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | pickings | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | fricking | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | repricing | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | panicking | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | spiking | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | spicing | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | piecing | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
145 people reportedly 'pricked' in syringe attack at music festival in France
Feb 11, 2026 abcnews.com
Feb 11, 2026 abcnews.com
How band-pass Raman spectroscopy lets you monitor blood sugar without pricking your finger
Dec 9, 2025 The Times of India
Dec 9, 2025 The Times of India
‘By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes’ – weekly briefing
Oct 7, 2025 Counterfire
Oct 7, 2025 Counterfire