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Quite frankly, I'm tired of taking insulin and pumping my stomach every three days and pricking my finger and drawing blood out of it every day - it's a tedious, meticulous, annoying disease that never goes away. And I want to get rid of it like everybody else does.
Elliott Yamin

Meaning of "pricking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRICKING

pricking  [ˈprɪkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRICKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pricking is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRICKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pricking

During the height of the witch trials of the 16th and 17th centuries, common belief held that a witch could be discovered through the process of pricking their skin with needles, pins and bodkins - daggerlike instruments for drawing ribbons through hems or punching holes in cloth. This practice derived from the belief that all witches and sorcerers bore a witch's mark that would not feel pain or bleed when pricked. The mark alone was not enough to convict a person, but did add to the evidence. Pricking was common practice throughout Europe, but was most prevalent in England and Scotland. Professional witch finders earned a good living from unmasking witches, travelling from town to town to perform their services. Hollow wooden handles and retractable points have been saved from these finders, which would give the appearance of an accused witch's flesh being penetrated to the hilt without mark, blood, or pain. Other specially designed needles have been found with a sharp end and a blunt end.

Definition of pricking in the English dictionary

The definition of pricking in the dictionary is the act or an instance of feeling a sharp emotion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRICKING


baking
ˈbeɪkɪŋ
braking
ˈbreɪkɪŋ
breaking
ˈbreɪkɪŋ
breathtaking
ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋ
bricking
ˈbrɪkɪŋ
clicking
ˈklɪkɪŋ
decision-making
dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ
fabricking
ˈfæbrɪkɪŋ
fricking
ˈfrɪkɪŋ
hiking
ˈhaɪkɪŋ
licking
ˈlɪkɪŋ
liking
ˈlaɪkɪŋ
making
ˈmeɪkɪŋ
picking
ˈpɪkɪŋ
striking
ˈstraɪkɪŋ
taking
ˈteɪkɪŋ
trafficking
ˈtræfɪkɪŋ
undertaking
ˈʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ
Viking
ˈvaɪkɪŋ
waking
ˈweɪkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRICKING

prick
prick song
prick up one´s ears
prick-tease
prick-teaser
prick-teasing
pricker
pricket
prickle
pricklier
prickliest
prickliness
pricklings
prickly
prickly ash
prickly heat
prickly pear
prickly poppy
prickwood
pricky

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRICKING

attacking
backing
banking
blocking
checking
cracking
docking
fucking
hacking
kicking
lacking
locking
mocking
overclocking
packing
rocking
shocking
stocking
sucking
tracking
trucking

Synonyms and antonyms of pricking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRICKING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pricking» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pricking
bite · bore · cut · distress · gash · gnawing · grieve · hole · impale · itch · jab · lance · move · pain · pang · perforate · perforation · pierce · pinhole · pink · prickle · punch · puncture · smart · spasm · stab · sting · tingle · touch · trouble · twinge · wound

Translation of «pricking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRICKING

Find out the translation of pricking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pricking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pricking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pinchazo
570 millions of speakers

English

pricking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शूल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوخز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

покалывание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

picada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খোঁচানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piqûre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mencuri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stechen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

穿刺
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

찌름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pricking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự đâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊசி குத்துவதற்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चुरचुरणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iğneleyici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pizzicore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kłucia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поколювання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intepaturi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσίμπημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prickning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pricking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRICKING»

The term «pricking» is regularly used and occupies the 101.139 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRICKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pricking

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QUOTES WITH «PRICKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pricking.
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Elliott Yamin
Quite frankly, I'm tired of taking insulin and pumping my stomach every three days and pricking my finger and drawing blood out of it every day - it's a tedious, meticulous, annoying disease that never goes away. And I want to get rid of it like everybody else does.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRICKING»

Discover the use of pricking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pricking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Art of Decorative Paper Pricking
Janet Wilson shows how to create a stunning series of decorative pictures and cards using Victorian, Celtic and contemporary themes.
Janet Wilson, 1997
2
By the Pricking of My Thumbs (Tommy & Tuppence)
An old woman in a nursing home speaks of a child buried behind the fireplace...
Agatha Christie, 2010
3
Pricking: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Familiar Quotations PrickingDo not kick against the pricks.ndash;AeschylusEven Pain pricks to livelier living.ndash;Amy Lowell Use in Literature PrickingIndeed I am in half a mind to have this Sunchild bubble pricked; I never liked it, and ...
‎2008
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Pricking the Vessels: Bloodletting Therapy in Chinese Medicine
Diffuse Pricking (san cifa)散刺法 Diffuse pricking is the use of the three-edged needle, lancet, or seven star needle to bleed over a large area, or around the perimeter of a diseased area. This can be used to treat pain conditions, localized  ...
Henry McCann, 2014
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By The Pricking of My Thumbs
Zola Press. By The Pricking ofMy Thumbs By The Pricking ofMy Thumbs By The Pricking of My.
Zola Press, 2010
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Unabridged Dictionary of the Sensations "as If".
Pricking Chin. — Sensation of pricking in chin as if from needles. Agaricus Muscarius (CPTH) Pricking Cornea. — Ulcer on outer side of cornea, with elevated edges, pain as if pricking of needles. Arsenicum Album (Hg) Pricking Ear.
James William Ward, 1985
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The Eadwine Psalter: Text, Image, and Monastic Culture in ...
The pricking of the Psalter text itself was mostly done through folded gatherings, all eight leaves at once, though there are exceptions. In some of the earlier gatherings of the Psalter text, there is evidence of the pricking being done through ...
Margaret T. Gibson, T. A. Heslop, Richard William Pfaff, 1992
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By the pricking of my thumbs
Agatha Christie. one of our other guests, and she gave it to your aunt. Miss Fanshawe expressed admiration of it once or twice and this other old lady made her a present of it and insisted she should have it.' 'Oh I see,' said Tuppence, ...
Agatha Christie, 1984
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
A RETURN for tlia last Three Yean to the present Time, showiog the Applications which have been made to the Commissioners op Customs by Merchants and others, in speciflc cases, to be allowed Credit for Pricking Notes in respect to the  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1851
10
Reading the Allegorical Intertext: Chaucer, Spenser, ...
The opening line of the first canto of the first Book of The Faerie Queene, “A Gentle Knight was pricking on the plaine,” introduces the Chaucerian intertext and does so problematically.1 I doubt the Spenserian exists who has not heard some ...
Judith Anderson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRICKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pricking is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): The Consequences and Challenges
In addition, FGM may include other harmful procedures, e.g. pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterizing the genital area. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Keep your kitchen kit simple and follow your instinct
It doesn't mean knowing anything, but pricking your way toward the answer. When you touch the food you cook, you develop intelligence in ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Tattoo, body piercing can put you at hepatitis risk
Unsafe pricking or piercing can lead to hepatitis infection," he said. He also announced that Gastrocare centre will offer free of charge hepatitis ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Grand Central: What if the Output Gap is Global?
Far from Washington and Frankfurt, central banks are poised to try something that their peers have hotly debated for decades: pricking a bubble ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Daughter left horrified after mum contracts infection following blood …
Until recently it was checked by pricking her finger and the results could be given straight away. But it has now changed and Mrs Johnson, who lives in Villa ... «Evesham Journal, Jul 15»
6
What's On TV Sunday
... Aurora (Elle Fanning), who is destined to fall into a deep sleep after pricking her finger on a spindle. Ms. Jolie “makes a fabulous monster” as ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
The miracle performer Ayurwedic Specialist Dr.SSGunawardena
There is no finger pricking blood test to determine the blood sugar level of the patient. He feels the pulse of the patient and say what the blood ... «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
8
Plain talk vs. forked tongues: Why Trump appeals
We've had enough self-righteousness from media personalities who know nothing about middle-class struggle. Trump enjoys pricking that ... «Marietta Daily Journal, Jul 15»
9
M Pharmaceutical (C.MQ) expanded tack aims for additional …
“The second feature is comparable reliability to the routine finger-pricking test approved by the FDA. The third feature is expanded result ... «Stockhouse, Jul 15»
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Child Sickened After Pricking Finger on Syringe at Boston Park
A health scare tied to New England's opioid crisis has hit one Boston family hard after a child picked up a syringe at a playground in Boston's ... «NECN, Jul 15»

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