fleabite

noun

Definition of fleabitenext
as in pinprick

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Recent Examples of fleabite But this is just a fleabite; this is nothing; there must be some other way of doing it. — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 30 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleabite
  1. pinprick
  2. discomfort
  3. rub
  4. irritant
  5. thorn
  6. headache
  7. nuisance
  8. pandora's box
Noun
  • Father's Day, like so many holidays, birthdays and anniversaries, can be sharp pinpricks in a long expanse of grief that bring a flood of memories and pain to the surface.
    — Shay Martin, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • The snapshot, based on data collected in 2025 and released this week, highlights water ice in bright blue alongside intertwining dark dust lanes that weave through the region, dotted with pinpricks of light from newborn stars.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of pinprick
Noun
  • Due to such discomfort – or for other reasons – people often delay making plans for their own dying process.
    — Jane Callahan, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
  • But despite this recent discomfort between the two sides, league sources say the front office is not currently making an effort to shop Diggins for a deadline trade.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of discomfort
Noun
  • In a bowl, combine all dry rub ingredients and season the ribs generously on all sides.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The posh pup has a home in the lobby and outside the front entrance, and sits (and stays) at the ready for belly rubs.
    — Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 2 July 2026
Definition of rub
Noun
  • The crafty 10th-seeded Czech, whose slices and volleys are perfectly suited to Wimbledon’s low-bouncing surface, carries a medicine cabinet’s worth of remedies to prove that the All England Club’s famous lawns can be a real irritant.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Kaplan's research team put a rash-inducing irritant on the ears of mice.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
Definition of irritant
Noun
  • And the yodel knows that the only way to grab the rose is to risk exposing the hand to the thorn.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • Later, after a half-day tour to the nearby towns of Lampa and Pucará, the team made magic again, with a lunch in a forest of towering Puya raimondii, otherworldly bromeliads with thorns like piranha teeth.
    — Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
Definition of thorn
Noun
  • Puppies getting their first grooming experience, large breeds that are difficult to transport and dogs in multi-pet households where coordinating salon logistics is a headache all stand to gain as well.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • Designed for home gardeners who want results without the hassle – no gas, no fumes, and no maintenance headaches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of headache
Noun
  • This is a nuisance for many people who are using generative AI purely to draft text.
    — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The city of Fort Worth is asking a Tarrant County court to declare an East Lancaster Avenue motel a common nuisance, and force its ownership to fix what the city alleges are years of persistent criminal activity.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Definition of nuisance
Noun
  • The procedural vote yesterday was our effort to advance President Trump's important legislative agenda while disabling a discharge petition that would force proxy voting and open a dangerous Pandora's box for the institution.
    — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Advances in technology have opened an exciting possibility or perhaps stirred a Pandora's box.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of pandora's box

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