pinprick

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1pin·prick

noun \ˈpin-ˌprik\

Definition of PINPRICK

1
: a small puncture made by or as if by a pin
2
: a petty irritation or annoyance

Examples of PINPRICK

  1. He felt a pinprick in his leg.
  2. <the nurse kindly put a decorated bandage over the pinprick from the injection>

First Known Use of PINPRICK

circa 1860

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