prick 1 of 2

noun

ˈprik How to pronounce prick (audio)
Definition of pricknext
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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2
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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prick

2 of 2

verb

as in to hole

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prick
  1. puncture
  2. tingle
  3. hole
  4. ache
  5. bore
  6. pang
  7. prickle
  8. pain
Noun
  • Given their expectations entering the day, Netcompany-INEOS will be deeply disappointed with Kevin Vauquelin’s puncture, their French leader having enjoyed such an impressive Tour last year.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • The puncture left a hole in his sock between his big and middle toes, where a red stain formed.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of puncture
Noun
  • Fruit extracts clarify excess oil and buildup, while a cooling mint complex and menthol deliver a refreshing tingle, leaving your scalp feeling clean, balanced, and freshly reset.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 June 2026
  • In the case of Putnam County, that tingle is a roar — our collective sense that the fraud there goes back decades.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
Definition of tingle
Verb
  • Lucas Glover kept another clean card by holing a 12-foot par putt on his final hole for a 6-under 65 to take a two-shot lead Friday in the John Deere Classic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Upgrade a Laundry Room Vent holes in a laundry room might call to mind a traditional airing cupboard, but perhaps counterintuitively, that term actually refers to a heated cupboard for keeping towels dry rather than one in which air freely circulates.
    — Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026
Definition of hole
Noun
  • Symptoms can include fever, muscle aches, cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea and confusion.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • About 20% of infected people will develop mild symptoms such as a fever, body aches and nausea.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of ache
Verb
  • Barbara Groom was in her late 30s, working as a successful pharmacist and bored out of her mind.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • For anyone bored by the shallow thinking of podcasts, here are real depths.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 27 June 2026
Definition of bore
Noun
  • When its inevitable end arrives, the sun’s core will exhaust the last traces of hydrogen fuel and kick off the first stellar death pangs.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026
  • Kanaal is king for indulging elevenses hunger pangs, providing cakes, cookies, tea, coffee, and made-to-order traditional Dutch sweets including stroopwafles and puffertjes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026
Definition of pang
Verb
  • As Luke walks off, his shirt undone and his furry belly prickling in the desert cold, Danny turns and stares out into the backyard.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Retatrutide has shown similar side effects, as well as a prickling sensation known as dysesthesia.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of prickle
Noun
  • Ultimately, the board determined that the long-term community benefits of the Sunrise project outweighed the short-term pain of displacing Silverado residents.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • There might be a little bit of pain, but there's a lot of good ways to manage that.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of pain
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