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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
  • Officers looked at the driver and saw six puncture wounds – four on his back, one between his eyes and one on the left side of his neck.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Patients should put any items in a leak-proof, puncture-resistant container, such as a laundry detergent bottle.
    — Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 21 Aug. 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, 18 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
  • After a three-hour standoff, a man was taken to the hospital Monday morning after holing himself up in an apartment at a Miami high-rise, police said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Yin also holed a 20-foot putt for birdie on the par-3 16th in a 4-under 68.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of hole
Noun
  • Building balance and strength in a few key areas of the body may help ease common aches.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Still playing through the aches accumulated over thousands of innings spent in a crouched position.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of ache
Verb
  • As its name suggests, the beetle bores into trees, drilling tunnels to create breeding galleries.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Needless to say, Parker and Stone quickly got bored with the subject, adding a subplot that saw Obama teaming up with his apparent nemesis John McCain to dig a tunnel from the Oval Office to the Smithsonian and steal the Hope Diamond.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bore
Noun
  • Statements by government lawyers that contradict the official White House line are not merely the results of pangs of conscience.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • Curtin admits to feeling a small pang when a guest drinks only water throughout the meal.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of pang
Verb
  • Initial symptoms of rabies include flu-like illness including weakness or discomfort, fever, or headache, and discomfort, prickling, or an itching sensation at the site of the bite.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of prickle
Noun
  • For a dressier option, the Franco Sarto Loran Slides are heralded by a Travel+Leisure writer who recently wore them all over Europe with zero foot pain.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The hospital basically told me to get over it and sleep it off but the pain was traumatic physically and mentally.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
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