pinpricking

verb

present participle of pinprick
as in thrusting

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  1. thrusting
  2. punching
  3. poking
  4. slicing
Verb
  • Amanda and her teenage daughter Sarah (Florence Hunt) visit the older couple’s London home one morning, shocked to open their bedroom door to find Martin on top of Leslie, thrusting away.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • School Pictures is doing its part to maintain that reputation by thrusting the space into the very Zeitgeist-y conversation around the city’s famously byzantine school system.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of thrusting
Verb
  • Several people were seen punching each other and rolling around on the ground.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Gerald later forced his way into the child's room and tried to stab her with a knife before kicking and punching her, the documents said.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of punching
Verb
  • But with just a step to her other side or a shake of her head on stage, the near-auburn shade moves to the forefront, with dimensional pieces of golden blonde poking through.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The smallest of the dogs, a fluffy little white-and-gray thing, is poking out of a red box on the dog keeper’s lap.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of poking
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  • The Westin’s outdoor pool is 25 yards, heated year-round, and uses salt water instead of chlorine, so you’ll spot lap swimmers slicing through the steam even in winter.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
  • As the very first member of the new Utility Tool & Light series, the all-new UTL19 goes beyond mere illumination, offering a toolset with a slide-out box-slicing blade and other hard tools.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of slicing
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“Pinpricking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinpricking. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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